Ben Nevis 1990 25YO - Taketsuru's Cask

They do it again and again, another stunning Single Cask from Ben Nevis.

This particular cask - a remade hogshead from staves that had formed a freshly damped ex-bourbon barrel, completely sanded down to look like new wood and furnished with galvanised iron hoops had been produced by coopers working at the time in Kinnaird's Cooperage in Leith, Scotland.

This cask - Cask Number 1 of 1990 (1990 being the year), was filled by Mr T. Taketsuru, who at the time was both Deputy Chairman of the Nikka Whisky Distilling Company Limited, and also Chairman of the Ben Nevis Distillery, on 28th September 1990.
The ceremonial filling of this cask marked the culmination of just over one year's ownership of Ben Nevis Distillery by Nikka. During this period much time was spend on planning how to sympathetically increase the production output from the distillery within the existing buildings. Significant investment ensued, installing a new 9 tonne capacity stainless steel mash tun and washing equipment.

This was the first cask filled in 1990 as the distillery had been closed for 4 years since May 1986, and marked the historic return to production which has continued every year throughout the past 25 years.

Sadly, Mr Taketsuru died in December 2014, aged 90 without ever having the opportunity of tasting this whisky from his very own cask.

Distilled 28th September 1990.
Bottled October 2015 at Cask Strength - 61.3%.

Matured in - Remade Hogshead.
Cask No. 1 of 1990. (the second part is the year).

One of only 235 available worldwide.

From Ben Nevis Distillery.