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Ben Nevis 1996 10 Year Single Cask

Ben Nevis 1996 10 Year Single Cask
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Lot number: 092-8401

Winning bid: £75

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: November 1996

Bottled: June 2007

Age: 10 Years Old

Cask Type: Refill Butt

46% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 17 / 156

Please note minor creasing to box.

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