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Ben Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4535 75cl

Ben Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4535 75cl
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Ben Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4535 75clBen Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4535 75clBen Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4535 75clBen Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4535 75cl

Lot number: 122-01714

Winning bid: £800

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: 1970

Bottled: 1996

Age: 26 Years Old

Cask Number: 4535

52% ABV / 75cl

Bottle Number: 133 / 222

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