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Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975

Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975
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Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975Ben Nevis 1975 26 Year Old Single Cask #975

Lot number: 091-3041

Winning bid: £400

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: 1975

Bottled: 2001

Age: 26 Years Old

Cask Number: 975

54.2% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 227 / 254

Please note both clasps are loose.

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