Ben Nevis 1996 22 Year Old Whiskybase for the Gathering 2019
Lot number: 106-00281
Winning bid: £180
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 by Whiskybase
Distilled: 25.10.1996
Bottled: 09.2019
Age: 22 Years Old
Cask Type: Hogshead
Cask Number: 1560
50.3% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 115 / 231
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