Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.

Next Auction starts Friday 29 March. Bottle Deadline: 18 March.

Ben Nevis 1966 Whisky Broker 49 Year Old 50cl & Miniature / Spirit of the Highlands

Lot: 287559

Ben Nevis 1966 Whisky Broker 49 Year Old 50cl & Miniature / Spirit of the Highlands

Winning Bid: £242

Currency Estimate

Important: Currency exchange rates are constantly changing; this feature is to be used as a guide price only. All final transactions occur in British Pounds (£).
Lot:
Distillery: 
Ben Nevis
Age: 
49 year old
Vintage: 
1966
Region: 
Highland
Bottler: 
Whisky Broker
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
29.5%
Bottle Size: 
50cl & 5cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Ben Nevis 1966 Whisky Broker 49 Year Old 50cl & Miniature / Spirit of the Highlands

A vatting of 6 hogsheads, distilled in 1966 at Ben Nevis and bottled at its lowly cask strength after 49 years. No longer able to be called single malt Scotch due to its depleted ABV, this is a "spirit of the Highlands" from Whisky Broker.

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.

Whiskybroker was founded in 2010 with the intention of supplying larger quantities of whisky to clubs and connoisseurs to buy and bottle in bulk. In addition to this service, they bottle some of the casks themselves, keeping the presentation simple and the costs down in order to offer affordable independent alternatives to standard distillery bottlings.

Important Notice

We would recommend viewing/close inspection prior to placing any bids. If this is not an option and you have questions beyond the offered description and images, please contact us for a more in-depth condition report. Otherwise lots will be sold as seen in the images.

Please note: Due to the various ages of bottles and their seals, condition of liquid is at the buyer's discretion and no claim can be lodged against failure/leakage in transit.