Ben Nevis 1996 18 Year Old Single Cask #1395
Lot number: 123-02818
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.
Distilled: 10.1996
Bottled: 11.2014
Age: 18 Years Old
Cask Type: Bourbon Hogshead
Cask Number: 1395 / 1996
47.2% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 52 / 116
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