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A second distillery was sited nearby in 1878 and named Nevis Distillery. In a bid to keep up with growing demand, the two distilleries eventually became one in the early twentieth century. In 1955 the distillery was taken over by new proprietors led by Joseph Hobbs. Under Hobbs, the distillery began
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A coastal distillery in the Western Highlands, the distillery draws its water from the Allt a’Mhuilinn which originates from two pools on Ben Nevis, Coire Leis and Coire na’Ciste. Founded in 1825 as an independent enterprise, it has been owned by
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acquired the distillery in 1989. The heart of the range has been for some time the 10 years old. There have also been a few cask-finishes, limited editions and independent bottlings, notably from
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which remained on the site for 26 years and made the distillery one of the first to produce both malt and grain whisky simultaneously. The Japanese company
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The distillery was founded in 1825 by 'Long John' McDonald, a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) descendant of a ruler of the western Scottish kingdom of
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and Douglas Laing. In 1991, a visitor centre and cafe was opened for the public.
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The Malt Whisky File: A Connoisseur's Guide to Malt Whiskies and Distilleries
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Allt a' Mhuilinn up to the Coire Leis, the water source of Ben Nevis
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A 17 yr independent bottling of casks from the Ben Nevis distillery.
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Ben Nevis Distillery

Highland
Fort William
Nikka
Single malt
whisky
distillery
Fort William
Scotland
Ben Nevis
Nikka Whisky Distilling
Tokyo, Japan
Argyll


continuous distillation
Coffey Still
Nikka
Blackadder
Ben Nevis at Whisky.com
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