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Ben Nevis 1996 Alambic Classique 26 Year Old
结束时间: 2025-03-10
拍品详情
品牌: Ben Nevis
生产地: Highland
酒龄: 26 Year Old
瓶装商: Official
净含量: 70cl
酒精度: 54.7%
桶型:
装桶日期: 1996
酒款说明
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 casks had long been making their way to independent labels, and many of them are very highly praised.This whisky was distilled in 1996 and aged for 10 years in a sherry butt, then in a refill hogshead from 2007. This cask No. 01 was purchased by Hermann Suppanz at Alambic Classique, and bottled at cask strength in May 2023 after a total of 26 years ageing.Alambic Classique are a German wholesaler and importer based in Bad Wörishofen, Germany. Established in 1981, the company deals in speciality spirts including whisky, rum, cognac, armagnac and more. The company started bottling its own brands in 2005. Single malts from Ben Nevis and Ledaig have always been firm favourites, and the portfolio also includes Single Cask, Small Batch, Double-Matured and Very Old vintage bottlings from many different distilleries. A lesser known bottler, Alambic Classique have targeted specialist retailers and small restaurants to represent their releases, which over the years has made them difficult to come by.One of 264 bottles.