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In 2012, Clan Speyburn, an online fan community for the brand, is formed In recent years, Speyburn has been marketed as a value for money malt in the US Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: InterBev/Inver House Distillers (International Beverage Holdings) Founded : 1897 Founder : John Hopkins & Company No. of wash stills: 1 […]

Glenmoray was one of the first whiskies to be ‘finished’ in wine casks – Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay specifically – as well as Port. Brands produced in the distillery – Westport Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Glen Turner Company (La Martiniquaise) Founded : 1897 Founder : Robert Thorne & Sons No. of wash stills: […]

The whisky produced in the distillery are rarely bottled and usually the produced whisky is used in blended whiskies like Buchanan’s and Black & White, and these days Ballantine’s. In 2017, an official 15-year-old single malt was released. Before that a semi-official bottling was released by Gordon & MacPhail in the 1990s. Region: Speyside Area: […]

Founded as Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery. Until the opening of Roseisle distillery, Dufftown was Diageo’s largest distillery. Brands produced in the distillery – The Singleton Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Diageo Founded : 1895 Founder : Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery Co No. of wash stills: 3 No. of spirit stills: 3 Capacity (litres): 5,900,000.00 Website:

In 1920, Masataka Taketsuru, one of the fathers of Japanese whisky and founder of Japanese company Nikka, trains at Longmorn. The stills at Nikka’s two distilleries are said to be modelled on Longmorn’s. Duringt he early 20th century, the Whisky produced in the distillery was used in a variety of blends including VAT 69 and […]

In 1895, Gin producers W. & A. Gilbey bought the distillery and the name was changed from Glenisla-Glenlivet to its current name of Strathmill In 2001, the first official bottling of Strathmill appears in the Flora and Fauna series as a 12-year-old. In 2014, Diageo (the current owner) releases a 25-year-old as part of the […]

GlenAllachie was notable for being one of the distilleries designed by William Delmé-Evans who was also behind Macduff, Tullibardine and Jura. The distillery was voted Scottish Distillery of the Year in 2019 Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: The GlenAllachie Distillers Co Limited Founded : 1967 Founder : Mackinlay McPherson No. of wash stills: 2 […]