Ben Nevis 1970 26 Year Old Single Cask #4539
Lot number: 090-2720
Winning bid: £520
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: 4539
51.2% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: 161 / 234
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