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Ben Nevis 1992 15 Year Old Aberdeen Distillers

Ben Nevis 1992 15 Year Old Aberdeen Distillers
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Lot number: 093-1844

Winning bid: £60

Situated at the base of, and named after Britain's tallest mountain, Ben Nevis was founded by 'Long' John McDonald and stayed in the McDonald family until the 1940s. It was then that Joseph Hobbs took over the distillery and revamped production by installing a Coffey still allowing them to experiment in both grain and malt whiskies. The distillery was bought by Nikka in 1989 and about three-quarters of the new make is shipped directly to Japan for use predominantly in Nikka Black.

Bottled for Edinburgh based company Aberdeen Distillers.

Distilled: September 1992

Bottled: August 2008

Age: 15 Years Old

Cask Type: Sherry

Cask Number: 3471

46% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: One of only 192 bottles released

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