One of the last distilleries to malt all of its barley on the spot by a mechanical saladin The Tamdhu whisky is almost completely used for the production of blended whiskies, such as The Famous Grouse, J & B and Cutty Sark. In 1927, the distillery mothballed for 2 decades prior to commencing operations in […]
Category Archives: Speyside
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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 […]
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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: […]
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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: […]
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2nd Highest distillery in Scotland – 1,154 ft (352 m) above sea level. Due to its high altitude setting, the distillery today also fulfils a dual function as a working meteorological station, with readings being taken daily. Region: Speyside Area: Inverness-shire Current Owner: Diageo Founded : 1897 Founder : John Grant, George Sellar and Alexander […]
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Glenrothes is one of the rare Scotch whisky distilleries to have a cooperage on site Glenrothes prospered when it merged with Bunnahabhain in 1887 and was marked out as top-class blending material, its most notable brands being Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Edrington Group Founded : 1878 Founder […]
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Brands produced in this distillery – Beinn Dubh, Black Burn, Cú Dhub, Drumguish, Glentromie and Spey The mature spirit produced in the distillery has appeared, incognito, in blends across Asia, has been launched in Mongolia, is a single malt range (called ‘Spey’) in Taiwan, and has been added to neutral spirit to produce Bhutanese whisky. […]
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