Glenlossie is an outstanding distillery for many reasons, but the malt whisky it produces is fairly own minded. Glenlossie actually houses two separate distilleries; in 1971 the Mannochmore distillery was constructed next to Glenlossie. The Glenlossie distillery itself may not seem like a very large plant, but the Glenlossie Bonds are fairly massive. Some 200,000 casks are stored there – Read more...
Balmenach Distillery was established in 1824 by James MacGregor, from a family of farmers and illicit distillers who resided in Tomintoul. The Distillery is owned by Inver House Distillers Limited, a privately owned distiller whose other distilleries include: Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery; Knockdhu Distillery; Balblair Distillery; and, Old Pulteney Distillery. Read more...
The Ben Wyvis distillery was a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated between 1965 and 1977. When Ben Wyvis was dismantled in 1977, the stills were saved and eventually used by the Glengyle distillery. Legitimate single malt bottlings from the distillery’s 1965-1977 operation are exceptionally rare. Read more...
The Brora distillery was a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that operated between 1819 and 1983. In early 1983, production at Brora was stopped and the distillery was mothballed. The release of Brora 40 in 2014 was the most expensive single malt ever released by Diageo at a retail price of 6995.99 GBP. Read more...
he Craigellachie distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Aberlour, Banffshire near the village of Craigellachie at the centre of the Speyside whisky producing area of Scotland. The name Craigellachie means ‘rocky hill’ and refers to the cliff that overlooks the Spey across from The Macallan distillery. Bacardi operates the distillery through its subsidiary Dewar & Sons. Dewar Read more...
The Convalmore distillery was located in the heart of Speyside, between the Glenfiddich & Craigellachie distilleries. It was founded in 1893 or 1894 by the Convalmore-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. The Distillery closed in 1985. The ownership of the old distillery buildings and the surrounding site transferred from United Distillers to William Grant & Sons in 1990. Apparently they had no Read more...
Coleburn was founded in 1896, by blenders John Robertson & Son Ltd and located just four miles to the south of Elgin. The source of the name of the distillery was ‘charcoal burn’ – because the area used to be a centre of charcoal production in the past. The Distillery closed in 1985. Today the distillery is owned by United Read more...
Dailuaine (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Uaine) is a single malt whisky distillery in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland. The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the distillery to James Fleming, a banker from Aberlour. Together with William Mackenzie’s son he founded Mackenzie and Company. 1987 Dailuaine was taken over by United Distillers (UD). Read more...