Ben Nevis 1995 The Whisky Jury - WARI Charity Lot

Ben Nevis distillery was built by "Long" John MacDonald in 1825, and was so popular by the end of the 19th century that at one point the estate employed over 200 people. After a series of closure and re-openings at the beginning of the 20th, it was eventually bought by former Canadian bootlegger, Joseph Hobbs. He installed a coffey still there in 1955, making Ben Nevis Scotland's first dual-operation distillery, and began to blend its malt and grain before filling it to cask. Sporadic closures again followed Hobb's death, with stability finally ensured in 1989 when it was bought by long-term customers, Nikka Whisky of Japan. Its turbulent history means there were few distillery bottlings until the launch of the 10 year old single malt in 1996, but

This whisky was distilled in November 1995 and matured in a single hogshead #970 before being bottled by The Whisky Jury in August 2019.

This bottle is number One of 245 and this is the first release from the independent bottlers. Therefore it is the very first bottle of the of the very first bottling from The Whisky Jury!

This lot is being offered directly by The Whisky Jury.

Whisky Auctioneer is delighted to have partnered with the Whisky and Rum Investors to hold a spotlight charity auction. The online group hosted an appeal for donations to raise funds for those displaced by the conflict in Ukraine. They received bottles from individuals and companies across the industry and would like to extend their gratitude to the extended whisky community for supporting this initiative.

This lot has been generously donated via their online appeal and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.