Ben Nevis 1984 28 Year Old
Lot number: 096-09887
Winning bid: £420
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.
Distilled: December 1984
Bottled: October 2013
Age: 28 Years Old
Cask Number: 98 / 35 / 14
55% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 126 / 247
Please note minor wear to capsule
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