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Ben Nevis 1996 Jack Wiebers Old Train Line Series 20th Anniversary Bottling

Ben Nevis 1996 Jack Wiebers Old Train Line Series 20th Anniversary Bottling
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Ben Nevis 1996 Jack Wiebers Old Train Line Series 20th Anniversary BottlingBen Nevis 1996 Jack Wiebers Old Train Line Series 20th Anniversary BottlingBen Nevis 1996 Jack Wiebers Old Train Line Series 20th Anniversary Bottling

Lot number: 115-01658

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 Jack Wiebers Whisky World.

Distilled: 1996

Cask Type: Bourbon

Cask Number: 421

52.9% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 42 / 300

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