Ben Nevis 1999 19 Year Old Valinch & Mallet
Lot number: 094-2945
Winning bid: £100
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.
This Ben Nevis has been bottled b Valinch & Mallet for the Hidden Casks Collection.
Distilled: 1999
Bottled: 2018
Age: 19 Years Old
Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead
Cask Number: 18-1901
51.7% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 82 / 278
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