Ben Nevis 26 Years Old The Whisky Jury 1996 Cask #522

Ben Nevis 26 Years Old The Whisky Jury 1996 Cask #522 is a single cask malt from Ben Nevis, bottled by The Whisky Jury for the Asian market. The whisky was distilled on 19 April 1996 and aged for 26 years in refill hogshead #522. It was bottled on 21 April 2022 at a cask strength of 48.5%. The Ben Nevis distillery was founded in 1825 by Angus McDonnell, and was taken over a couple of years later by ‘Long John’ McDonald. He got this nickname thanks to his extraordinary height: 1.93m (or 6’4). Quite a feat in the early 19th century! After his death in 1856, the distillery came into the hands of his son, Donald McDonald. Under his leadership, the Ben Nevis distillery became a giant in the whisky world (pun intended). One of 257 bottles.