Ben Nevis 2012 12 Year Old Single Cask #2124
Lot number: 170-02442
Winning bid: £240
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.
Filled with a new make spirit and matured in the Duty Free Warehouse No.5 for 12 years.
Distilled: 19.12.2012
Bottled: March 2025
Age: 12 Years Old
Cask Type: American Wine
Cask Number: 2124
59.2% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 260 bottles released
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