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An Cnoc / AKA: Knockdhu

The Knockdhu Distillery

AN CNOC / AKA: KNOCKDHU

Location :	Knock, Banffshire, Grampian Region, Highland Speyside, Strathisla
Region :	Speyside
Country :	Scotland
Type :	Malt
Distillery :	AN CNOC – Knockdhu Distillery Knock, By Huntly, Banffshire (Aberdeenshire AB5 5LJ) Phone: +44 01466-771223 Fax: +44 01466-771359 No visitor centre. Manager : S. Harrower.
Founded :	Built in 1893
Owner :	Inver House Distillers (Since 1988).
Founded :	Built by D.C.L in 1893
Water :	The river Isla / Springs at the foot of Knockdhu.
Remark :	The distillery have 1 wash still and 1 spirit still. They use oak hogsheads casks. Bottled under the Gaelic name An Cnoc – 'the hill', this highland malt was named after the hill where the distillery was established. An Cnoc (Speyside whisky) were originally sold as Knockdu, the same name as the distillery. The Knockdhu Distillery was founded in 1893 and production started in October 1894 following the discovery of several springs of the purest, crystal clear water on the southern slopes of Knock Hill. The location was perfect, since it was within a few miles of the fertile farmlands of Moray, a district noted for its barley, and on the edge of an inexhaustable supply of peat, an essential ingredient on the making of an excellent malt whisky. The surrounding crofting community also offered an ideal source of labour. Working in Distilleries over the winter was a traditional way of life for the crofters. During the summer months they worked their small farms, scattered over the surrounding hillsides, growing barley and food to sustain them in winter. After the crops had been harvested, the distilleries would open, taking in the surplus barley and giving the crofters work. This still has the distinction of having been the first distillery to be built by D.C.L. Is was established to provide malt whisky for the Haig Blends, and was/is not easy to find as a single malt It was closed by United Distillers (then known as DCL) in 1983 (the mid 1980s), purchased and re-opened by Inver House Distillers in 1988 and Inver House started production in 1989. It's re-opening marked then end of a dreary decade for whisky and painted an optimistic picture for the future. To avoid confusio with Knockando, it changed name from Knockdhu to : An Cnoc. in 1993. Its single malt is one of the few which does not take its distillery's name. From the book 'The Scottish Collection' Classic Malts by Carol P. Shaw: Tasting notes : An Cnoc's dryish aroma is complemented by a mellow sweetness in the flavour. This highland malt was previously known as Knockdhu. Taste rating = 2-3 Knockdhu Distillery was established in 1893 on a favoured site: with water available from Knock Hill, barley from the nearby farmlands, and a good supply of local peat. Although both its buildings and machinery have since been modified, the production process remains essentially the same, with the two originally desighed pot stills remaining. Previously owned by the Distillers company Ltd and licensed to Haig, Knockdhu was sold in 1988 to Inver House Distillers, who reopned it after a lenthy silent period. Its single malt is one of the few shich does not take its distillery's name.

BOTTLINGS

Knockdhu 10 years old. Connoisseurs Choise
Sorry no picture.
Age :	10 years old.
Vol :	40%
Price :	Unknown
Bottled by :	Gordon and Macphail
Proprietors :	James Munro and Son Ltd.

An Cnoc 12 years old.
Sorry no picture.
Age :	12 years old.
Vol :	40%
Price :	Unknown

An Cnoc 21 years old.

Age :	21 years old.
Vol :	?%
Price :	Unknown

LINKS……….	to official An Cnoc / Knockdhu or related web pages.
An Cnoc	http://www.inverhouse.com/ancnoc.html – at the official :
	Inver House Distillers website.

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