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Ben Nevis 1998 11 Year Old Single Cask #358 For TKS

Ben Nevis 1998 11 Year Old Single Cask #358 For TKS
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Ben Nevis 1998 11 Year Old Single Cask #358 For TKSBen Nevis 1998 11 Year Old Single Cask #358 For TKSBen 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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