Ben Nevis 1990 21 Year Old
Lot number: 119-04135
Winning bid: £320
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.
A single cask bottling of Ben Nevis, this one has been aged in a Port cask and bottled at cask strength.
Distilled: 11.1990
Bottled: 09.2012
Age: 21 Years Old
Cask Type: Refill Hogsheads & Port Bodega Butt
Cask Number: 3/10/4
59.8% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 731 / 825
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