Ben Nevis 1997 20 Year Old Single Cask #96 for Highlander Inn
Lot number: 111-02485
Winning bid: £240
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 for the famous Highlander Inn at Craigellachie.
Distilled: 03.02.1997
Bottled: 15.12.2017
Age: 20 Years Old
Cask Number: 97
55.9% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 241 / 595
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