Ben Nevis 2004 16 Year Old Gobha & Muilnaer for the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven #8
Lot number: 121-01124
Winning bid: £80
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.
This private bottling is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Beethoven.
Distilled: 2004
Bottled: 10.2020
Age: 16 Years Old
Cask Type: Hogshead / Refill Bourbon
Cask Number: 1
57.4% ABV / 70cl
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