Ben Nevis 1996 20 Year Old Edinburgh Whisky
Lot number: 117-05337
Winning bid: £130
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 Edinburgh Whisky Ltd.
Distilled: October 1996
Bottled: March 2017
Age: 20 years old
46% ABV / 70cl
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