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Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750

Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750
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Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750Ben Nevis 1973 26 Year Old Single Cask #750

Lot number: 113-02334

Winning bid: £480

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: 1973

Bottled: 1999

Age: 26 Years Old

Cask Number: 750

53.2% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 173 / 273

Please note minor wear to carton.

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