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Ben Nevis 1990 21 Year Old Port Bodega Butt #3/10/4

Ben Nevis 1990 21 Year Old Port Bodega Butt #3/10/4
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Lot number: 104-07537

Winning bid: £290

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: 11.1990

Bottled: 09.2012

Age: 21 Years Old

Cask Type: Port Bodega Butt

Cask Number: 3/10/04

59.8% ABV / 70cl

Bottle Number: 341 / 825

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