Ben Nevis 1998 11 Year Old Single Cask #358 For TKS
Lot number: 099-02360
Winning bid: £70
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: 15.05.1998
Bottled: October 2009
Age: 11 Years Old
Cask Type: Sherry Butt
Cask Number: 358
46% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 510 / 766
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