Ben Nevis 1926 63 Year Old

This incredible Ben Nevis was filled into single cask #322 in 1926 and by the late 1980s was the oldest cask in the distillery warehouses. With the Scotch Whisky Order of 1990 set to legislate that Scotch whisky must be bottled at a minimum strength of 40%, the maturing spirit would soon lose the legal requirements to be called Scotch whisky. In fact, only 14% of the original filling still remained in the cask at the time of bottling, with the remaining spirit sitting at just 36% ABV. To ensure this phenomenal cask would not go unappreciated, distillery manager Alex Ross bottled it in 1989, mere months before the new law was in place. The oldest whisky from the distillery to date, this impressive 63 year old is an astonishing achievement.

Originally presented in a classic wooden, felt-lined case, there were just 96 bottles produced for the Japanese market.