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Ben Nevis 1999 20 Year Old The Single Cask #170

Ben Nevis 1999 20 Year Old The Single Cask #170
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Ben Nevis 1999 20 Year Old The Single Cask #170Ben Nevis 1999 20 Year Old The Single Cask #170Ben Nevis 1999 20 Year Old The Single Cask #170

Lot number: 119-04307

Winning bid: £110

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: 13.05.1999

Bottled: 26.02.2020

Age: 20 Years Old

Cask Type: Hogshead

Cask Number: 170

53% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 66 / 274

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