Ben Nevis 1993 First Cask 17 Year Old

Direct Wines

Sell with us

Distillery

Ben Nevis

Distillery status

Operational

Age

17 year old

Vintage

1993

Production Type

Single malt

Cask type

Sherry butt

Region

Highland

Brand

First Cask (UK)

Distillery

Ben Nevis

A historic malt distillery located in the Highland region of Scotland. Since 1989 it has been Japanese-owned as part of the Asahi Group. Although it only produces single malt today, the distillery dabbled in grain whisky production from 1955 to 1984, even producing rare examples of single blends.

Founded

1825

Production type

Single malt

More about distillery Browse lots

Brand

First Cask (UK)

The First Cask label was a brand of independent bottlings of single malt and single grain Scotch whisky. It was owned and distributed by Direct Wines Ltd, and the casks and bottling were supplied by Signatory Vintage. It was introduced in 1992 and bottled intermittently for the next two decades.

Founded

1992

Production type

Single grain, Single malt

More about brand Browse lots

Company

Direct Wines

The Direct Wines group is one of the largest wine retailers in the world, with locations in the UK, Europe, US and Australia. It is notable in the whisky industry for its ownership of the First Cask brand of independent Scotch whisky bottlings and also markets a blended malt called Old Harry.

Founded

1973

Company type

Independent Bottler, Retailer

More about company Browse lots