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Ben Nevis 1996 Hogshead Cask No.1686
Held In Bond At Ben Nevis Distillery55.1%129.76 Litres
About this bottle
- Original Bulk Litres 264 / New Bulk Litres: 129.76
- Original Strength 63.5% / New Strength: 55.1%
- Original Litres of Alcohol 168.4 / New Litres of Alcohol: 71.64
- Storage Fees – £0.39 per week (Hogshead)
- New Customer Processing - £150.00
- Ownership Transfer - £40.00
- Racking Operation - £90.00
- Regauging - £60.00
- Drawing Sample - £60.00 (+ postage)
Appearance: Pale gold in colour, suggesting maturation in a much-refilled American oak cask. Good beading, indicating strength over 50%ABV. Very good legs, indicating texture. Aroma: A mellow nose, slightly nose-drying with very little prickle. The top notes are estery (pear drops, acetone, nail varnish remover); beneath this is a suggestion of boiled sweets (acid drops) and a hint of scorched linen. Little change at reduced strength, although there is a note of malt loaf in the development, which makes me thing the cask may be European oak. Taste: At natural strength it has a creamy texture. The taste starts lightly sweet and centre palate, with a pinch of salt, and a surprisingly spicy finish. At slightly reduced strength, the taste is slightly more salty but otherwise unchanged. Finish: Long and warming at natural strength, with a savoury aftertaste.
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Lot details
Specifications
- Bottler
- Official
- Distillery
- Ben Nevis
- Type
- Complete Cask
- Cask type
- Hogshead
- Cask number
- 1686
- Bottle size
- 129.76 Litres
- Strength
- 55.1%
- Shipping weight
- 1 kg
This Highland survivor in Fort William is home to many bizarre tales of experiments and colourful owners. Today, it is owned by Asahi Group, who has used much of its production for its blending requirements in Japan. What Ben Nevis is released domestically is highly sought after and of very good quality. Established in 1825 by ‘Long’ John Macdonald on the foot of the slopes of Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain. The whisky proved to be very popular and prompted a second distilling site to help with demand. In the 1950’s, a Coffey still was installed allowing the distillery to produce grain and in doing so, Ben Nevis became the first Scottish distillery to produce both types of whisky on the same site. The 1970s and 1980s were extremely hard times for the distillery with bouts of closures, before the arrival of Japanese owners and thereafter Ben Nevis has continued to prosper.
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