Ben Nevis - 25 Year Old - 1990 Single Cask - Mr Taketsuru's
Lot Id: 440307
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This very rare 25-year-old 1990 vintage Highland single malt from the Ben Nevis distillery was bottled in October 2015, exclusively as Mr Taketsuru's Single Cask.
Filled by Mr Taketsuru, Chairman of Nikka on the 28th September 1990 to celebrate one of ownership of the Ben Nevis distillery under Nikka Whisky Distilling Co. Ltd. Mr Taketsuru never got to see it bottled as he passed away in 2004 aged 90.
This is one of 235 bottles were filled from remade hogshead number 1.
Founded in 1825 as an independent venture, Ben Nevis distillery it found is at Lochy Bridge in Fort William under the largest mountain in the whole of the UK, Ben Nevis. The entrepreneur, ’Long John' McDonald was a giant of a man and a descendant of a ruler of the western Scottish kingdom of Argyll. The whisky community will recognise this due to the renowned blended whisky after which Long John, was named. John's sadly passed away in 1856 and ownership was moved to Donald McDonald, his son.
A second distillery was built in 1878, Nevis Distillery, to keep up with increasing demand. The two distilleries became one in 20th century. 1955 saw the taken over by Joseph Hobbs, where he introduced continuous distillation and installing a Coffey Still. This stayed for 26 years and allowed for the production of malt and grain whisky at the same time! Nikka bought the distillery in 1989 introduced some new cask-finishes, limited editions and independent bottlings.
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- Bottler: Distillery
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Highlands
- Size: 70cl
- Type: Single Malt Whisky
- Age: 25 Year Old
- Strength (%): 61.3%
- Distillery Status: Operational
- Lot Type: Full Size
- Shipping Weight: 2.00 KG
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