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Ben Nevis 1974 26 Year Old

Ben Nevis 1974 26 Year Old
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Ben Nevis 1974 26 Year OldBen Nevis 1974 26 Year OldBen Nevis 1974 26 Year OldBen Nevis 1974 26 Year Old

Lot number: 089-1763

Winning bid: £420

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: June 1974

Bottled: December 2000

Age: 26 Years

Cask Number: 2895

56.4% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 154 / 190

Please note minor wear to label.

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