Ardbeg

Ardbeg scotch whisky from islay

Ardbeg scotch whisky from islay The Ardbeg distilleryAWA at the Ardbeg Distillery

 


ARDBEG


Location : Ardbeg, Port Ellen, south-earstern shore of Islay, Strathclyde Region.
(North east of Laphroaig and Lagavulin.) Islay, Argyllshire.
Country : Scotland
Region : West Coast Islay
Distillery : 

ARDBEG DISTILLERY
Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Argyll PA82 7DU (Isle of Islay PA42 7EB)
Phone: +44 01496-302244 (+44 1496 302418)
Fax: 01496-302040 (+44 1496 302496)
Manager : Ian Henderson

ARDBEG DISTILLERY • VISITOR CENTRE & OLD KILN CAFE
September to May • Monday to Friday • 10:00 to 16:00 • Tours at 11:30 and 14:30
(10:30 or 15:30 if these are booked)
June to August • open daily 10:00 to 17:00 • Tours at 10:30, 11:30, 14:30 and 15:30
Old Kiln Cafe open all year • Monday to Friday • June to August • open daily
Tel: 01496 302244 • Fax: 01496 302040
e-mail: oldkiln@ardbeg.com • web: www.ardbeg.com

Visitor centre is nominated to recieve an AWA.dk AWArd..

During visit 2016 Ardbeg is no longer AWArded… 

Service was down, tours to commercial and staff no longer as freindly.

Owner :  Old owner : Hiram Walker (since the 1950s)
Producer was : Allied Distillers
Since 1996 same owner as Glenmorangie
Founded: Approximate 1815 by the McDougall family.
The distillery may have its origins as far back as 1794, and was definitely operating by 1817.
Water : Lake Loch Arinambeast and its own private water source – Loch Uigeadale and Uigedale.
Remark : The distillery have 1 wash still and 1 spirit still.
They use refill casks.

Michael Jackson writes : It’s the earthiness of Ardbeg, its guests of peat smoke, leafy bonfires and tar, that make it the most traditional of island whiskies.

They use local barley and peat from in production.

From the book ‘The Scottish Collection’ – classic malts by Carol P. Shaw:
This distillery was opened in 1815 and was one of several established near the sea in an area which was originally used by smugglers. It was bought by Hiram Walker in the 1950’s primarily to use its produce in belnding; blenders use Islay malts in the way that a chef might use a strong flavour like garlic.
Nearby Lochs Uigeadale and Arinambeast supply the water which, together with local peat, produces a distinctively Islay Malt. Ardbeg is operated by Allied Distillers but they do not sell its produce officially as a single malt.

From the book : Malt Whisky – A contemporary Guide – By Mr. Graham Moore :
Following the main A846 from Laphroaig and Lagavulin the road, barely wide enough for two cars to pass, suddenly makes a sharp right turn and you find yourself at the water’s edge right in the middle of Ardbeg Distillery. The road which continues another four miles to Kildalton Church seems almost an afterthought.
Ardbeg was founded by the Macdougall family in 1815, which makes it the second oldest disyillery on Islay. The area was used by a gang of smugglers whose activities were only curtailed when the Excise watchers seized a large quantity of illicit whisky, a coup which led to the break-up of the gang and the start of a ligitimate operation. The distillery was privately owned until it was taken over by Hiram Walker in 1979, but its future became uncertain when Walker’s merged with Allied Vintners and it closed in 1983. It reopned in the late 1980’s, although operation below capacity, was mothballed again in august 1996, and subsequently sold to the owners of Glenmorangie.
Peat plays an important part in Ardbeg’s flavour and in this part of Islay it is particularly good, being free of sulphur and other undesirable minerals. Until its closure the distillery was able to make all its own malt, the last distillery on Islay to be able to do so, and the kilning was done exclusively over peat fires (most distillers only kiln for part of the time over peat). With no fans in the pagodas to draw the peat smoke upwards it would diffuse slowly through the malt, infusing its reek into the grain. The mailt had to be turned regularly during the kilning to prevent it from stewing. The water too picks up its own flavour, flowing over peat and heather on its 3-mile journey to the distillery from Loch Uigeadail.
Ardbeg has never worked to an enormous capacity. It has only six washbacks and a single pair of stills. Fermentation takes longer than normal, at about 60 hours, and only one type of yeast is used. The spirit still has purifier fitted. In its early days it could make only 600 gallons per week. By the time of its closure this figure had risen to an annual output of about 300.000 gallons, still way below that of most other Islay distilleries. Perhaps understandably, Ardbeg Single Malt has never been widely available and was at one time only sold in a couple of local hotels and to company shareholders. Most of its production went to blenders, although its pungency may have made its market a limited one, which in turn could have accounted for the distillery’s temporary closure. It seemed that Ardbeg was destined to stay in the background of Allied Distillers’ operations as a poor relation of its sister Laphroaig, with whom it shared many of its characteristics. Its acquisition by Glenmorangie gives it hope of a new lease of life.
 

Danish Remark : En røget whisky med lang eftersmag. Måske lige i overkanten for begyndere, men har man ‘lært’ at værdsætte røg og malt så er Ardbeg bestemt et godt bud.

 

The Ardbeg distillery (YES - Picture is taken from other site source missed - sorry.) Another ardbeg logo / Picture

 


BOTTLINGS


Ardbeg
10 years old.
 
Ardbeg 10 years old - The bottle - new Ardbeg 10 years old - The label
Age :  10 Years old
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Vol :  40%

Ardbeg .
17 years old.
 
Ardbeg 17 years old islay whisky Ardbeg 17 and 30 years old
Age :  17 Years old
Vol :  40%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Price 100 Cls. Dkr. 319,- tax free in Whisky World Copenhagen Airport.
Nose :  The gentlest of peats, yet deep and confident with an enticing sweetness – a heady mixture of malts and vanillins.
Vaguely salty and very complex with the oak present but very much in harness.
Just a hint of bourbon and an even fainter hint of tangy orange to widen the spectrum.
Taste :  There is a much greater presence of peat in the taste than the nose suggests.
The smokiness quickly hits the palate and then tapes off.
That said, the middle shows an excellent ‘chewy’ malt alongside a touch of cocoa.
Finish :  The peat returns and guarantees an enormously long finale.
The taste of the malt clings on and hints of liquorice and dry toast are detected.
This form of oakiness continues but never becomes sappy or too dry as the peat balances this out beautifully.

Ardbeg
20 years old.
 
  Ardbeg 20 years old - The label
Age :  20 Years old
Vol :  51,2%

Ardbeg
30 years old.
 
Ardbeg bottle. Ardbeg 30 years old - The label Ardbeg 30 years old islay whisky front of the woodbox
Age :  30 Years old
Vol :  40,0%
Remark :  Currently beeing tested.
Smokey with a medium long finish. – A bit softer than vintage 1974 and the 17 years old.
If you want to taste Ardbeg from the “long” strong and smokey side – we would recommend another eg the 17 yo or a vintage (from 1974 or before.)

Ardbeg
Vintage 1964
 
  Ardbeg Vintage 1964 - The label
Age :  ? Years old
Vol :  40,?%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Bottled by :  Gordon and Macphail.

Ardbeg
Vintage 1967.
 
  Ardbeg vintage 1967 botteling by Signatory Ardbeg vintage 1967 botteling by Signatory the label
Age :  30 Years old
Vol :  49,8%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Bottled by :  Signatory.
Remark :  If you like the taste of wood try this..

Ardbeg
Vintage 1967.
 
  Ardbeg Vintage 1967 - The label
Age :  28 Years old
Vol :  53,7%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky

Ardbeg Vintage 1974
Connoisseurs Choice.
 
  Ardbeg Vintage 1974 - The label
Age :  It’s a vintage.
Vol :  40%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Remark :  We tested a Gordon and MacPhail vintage 1974 – Yehaaa.
Here you have the ultimative Islay with the longest – strongest and Islay palate of them all.
Beginners : Do not try this one home alone.
This bottling is absolutely one of awa’s favorite vintages.
From the book ‘The Scottish Collection’ – classic malts by Carol P. Shaw:
With a dominant aroma and insistent peatiness, Ardbeg’s flavour is balanced by sweeter tones. Considered the most pungent of all Scotch whiskies, it is (If you are lucky) available from independent bottlers.
Bottled by :  Gordon & MacPhail.
Price 🙁 it’s quite expencive 70cls approx 1.000,- dkr.

Ardbeg
Vintage 1974
 
  Ardbeg Vintage 1974 - The label
Age :  ? Years old / Vintage !
Vol :  ?%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Remark :  Perhaps some of the last bottles available before Ardbeg stoped using floor malting.
We can only pray that Ardbeg will go back into floor malting again. PLEASE !

Ardbeg
Vintage 1978
 
   
Age :  19 Years old – bottled in 1997.
Vol :  43%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Bottled by :  ?
Price 70 Cls. Dkr. 439,- tax free in Whisky World Copenhagen Airport.
Remark :  Currently beeing tested.
Smokey with a long finish. – A bit more smooth than vintage 1974 and the 17 years old.

Ardbeg
Vintage 1978
 
  Ardbeg 1978 Gordon Macphail - Connoisseurs Choice
Age :  21 Years old – bottled in 1999.
Vol :  43%
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Bottled by :  Gordon Macphail – Connoisseurs Choice.
Price Approx 650,- dkr.
Remark :  Currently beeing tested.
Smokey with a long finish. – A bit more smooth than vintage 1974 (GM) and the 17 years old.

Ardbeg
Cadenheads
Vintage
 
  Ardbeg vintage from Cadenheads
Age :  varies
Vol :  varies
Type :  Single Islay Malt – Scotch whisky
Bottled by :  Cadenheads
Price Varies
Remark :  Cadenheads is a independent bottler like Gordon MacPhail and Signatory and you may be lucky to find different bottlings from Cadenheads.

Ardbeg 1994 – Connoisseurs Choice (46%) á kr. 395,00 Bernina Vinhandel ApS
Ardbeg 1975 – Connoisseurs Choice (43%) á kr. 1.750,00 Bernina Vinhandel ApS

 


 

LINKS………. to official Ardbeg or related web pages.
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Edradour

The Edradour... Whisky logo.

The Edradour... Whisky logo.


EDRADOUR, The.


 

Location : Pitlochry, Perthshire. Tayside Region.
Country : Scotland.
Type :  Highland Southern  – Single Malt.
Distillery :  Campell & Sons Ltd. (Under Pernod Richard) 
Glenforres-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. 
Edradour Distillery,
Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5JP,
Scotland.
Phone : 01786-473524
Fax : 01786-472002
Manager : John Reid

Visitor centre :
Phone : 01796-472095
Fax : 01796-472002
Open from March to October , Monday to Saturday from 9.30 to 17.00 (5pm) and Sunday from 12.00 to 17.00
November to February, Monday to Saturday from 10.00 to 16.00 – but only the shop.
Groups over 14 by appointment only. (Approx 100.000 visitors per year.)

Owner :  Campbell Distillers Ltd.
Founded : Est. 1825 by farmers. (?-1933 John McIntosh.)
Water : Originate from deep on Moulin Moor bubbles through peat and granite before surfacing. (Atholl) – A spring on Ben Vrackie.
Remark : 

Edradour :

Edradour is The smallest still in Scotland.
They use Ex-bourbon casks. There is one wash still and one spirit still.
The Edradour can be enjoyed as the defining whisky in a 12 years old vatted malt called Glenforres. It is also an important component of two blends, the eight year old House of Lords and the 12 years old King's Randsom.

Edradour is the smallest distillery in Scotland, the workforce consists of no more than three men. The name Edradour is derived from the Gaelic Edred dobhar, between two waters. Campbell Distillers bottling. 

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
The distillery was started by a group of local farmers as a co-operative. The distillery has gone through several interesting changes of ownership but it is now owned by Campbell Distillers, a subsidiary of the French company Pernod Ricard.
It is the last remaining of the once numerous Perthshire "farm" distilleries and the last actually distilling by hand.
The work at Edradour is made pretty much in the same way that it was done when the distillery was founded. The Edradour has a staff of just three(3) people but it's enough as it is Scotland's smallest distillery. Edradour's output is only 600 gallons (3,600 bottles) per week. The annual output from Edradour equals the amount that a modern distillery can produce in a week.
Edradour takes it water from a stream on Ben Vrackie called Edradour burn, derived from the Gaelic 'Edred dobhar' meaning 'between two waters'.
With the exception of the installing of electricity in 1947 the only thing that has changed since the start is that today, barley is no longer dried and malted by peat fire on the premises, but brought from a maltster in Pencaitland near Edinburgh.
The distillery has an excellent visitor centre and is situated at the roadside at the foot of a steep hill; a collection of ancient farmstead-like buildings, past which tumbles a fast-flowing burn. An idyllic setting.

One more Edradour label !!! Edradour 10 years old scotch whisky bottle and pipe Edradour 10 years old Edradour 10 years old the bottle Edradour 10 years old the label

Age :  10 Years Old
Vol. :  40%
Price (in Danish kr. 70 cl. 350,- dkr.)
Tested :  Yes, currently being tested. (If Yes, comments below.)
   
Remark : Results soon to come.. (Hmmm GI like's this one)
Total Score : 7

 

Personal taste: CP GI HT FS FR Average. Remark…
Package/Info   08         Pipe incl's a poster – look below.
Bottle   06         Standard Whisky bottle.
Label   06         Hmm….
Prop ? Metal/Kork/ Wood.    07         Cork and wood with name i top.
Color   06          
Smell   06         Behagelig men ikke special.
Taste   07         Behagelig men ikke meget special. Lidt malt. Rar.
Aftertaste   08         Middle "hang" time.. with a bit Maltyness.
Price/Quality   08         A great all-round whisky.

 
HERE'S THE TEXT FROM THE EDRADOUR POSTER INCL. WITH THE BOTTLE ! (Some of the pictures on the poster are included…) 
 
Edradour distillery drawing When it comes to moving with the times, we at Edradour have little to boast about. We're told the Edradour Distillery is unique in Scotch Whisky Distilling today; the last of the Nineteenth Century Farming Co-operatives to operate unchanged since distilling began over 160 years ago. (We must confess that 40 years ago we made an effort to modernise. After some deliberation our waterwheel gave way to electricity). Three of us run the entire operation, and our modest annual output to a week's production at an average Speyside distillery.  Edradour whisky barrels
Edradour wash and spirit stills

Generations of distillers have followed the standards set by Edradour's founding farmers, whose records are still in our tiny distillery office. Little has changed since they opened the calf-bound ledger and proudly inscribed that farmers John MacGlashan, Peter Scott, Alexander Forbes, Alexander Stewart, Ducan Stewart, William McIntosh, James Robertson and James Scott "make a new entry and enter ourselves as distillers from malt only under the form of John MacGlashan and Company at Edradour in the Parish of Moulin". 

The distillery is a delight to view, nestling in a small glen, high above Pitlochry in the heart of Perthshire. Our soft spring water, originating from deep on Moulin Moor bubbles through peat and granite before surfacing a few hundred paces away. Here in the garden of Scotland we still select and use local barley, which is malted and dried over peat fires. Each and every sack hoisted to our barn is inspected for bold golden grains, full of protein, and with a lightly peated aroma. 

Once milled, the malted barley and water are soaked together at 156F in the Mash Tun, a mere ton at a time. The resulting "wort", already taking on a bronzed straw colour cools gently in our Morton refrigerator – the only one left in Scotland – before flowing to the Washback. Each day a local farmer arrives by tractor to help empty the Mash Tun by hand, and takes away the "Draff" for cattle feed. 

Fermentation, in two original Pine Washbacks takes a leisurely fifty-six hours; Brewer's yeast is measured by hand and we patiently wait as the wort ferments not unlike beer into Wash, reaching a strength of about 6 degrees by volume. 

Edradour sacks of barley
Edradour Mashtun Mashing whisky

And so we move to the Stillman's role, responsible for so much of the final flavour of The Edradour. Our copper stills are the smallest allowed under Excise regulations – any smaller the theory goes and they'd be hidden away in a hillside. 
One visiting journalist described them rather inelegantly as "each having the size and shape of a fatman with a big belly". 
But he soon concurred with the old distillers' yardstick that the smaller the still, the finer the taste. 

The Wash is then distilled at about 180F, and the resulting low wines, now about 20 degrees, are then redistilled. As we collect here only the middle third – the stillman's skill and keen eye are essential to capture the heart of the run – a totally clear and sparkling crystal spirit now 70 degrees our raw Edradour spirit. 

Each of our 4 weekly mashes in our tiny stone built distillery produces 480 gallons of wort and finally yields about 150 gallons of spirit – enough in a good week to fill 12 casks. 

A drop in the ocean perhaps to some distillers but we have always believed that The Edradour has a quality that cannot be matched. We are one of the very few distillers to mature our malt in Oloroso Sherry casks, selected on annual visits to Spain. The Edradour then rests alongside the burn in the damp cool Highland air until we bottle it sometime after its tenth anniversary. 

The result we hope you will agree, is a magnificent malt, such as those produced in yesteryear – long before the march of stainless steel and accountants as our competitors often reminisce. Slightly sweet on the nose, it is rich and smooth on the palate with a long lasting warmth. We hope you enjoy The Edradour and we would like to welcome you to the Distillery with a 'drap' of one of our fine Scotch Whiskies. There's nothing quite like a personal visit to take in the rich heady aroma of the stillroom, and we hope you will enjoy a little of the romance and charm of Edradour. 

Edradour spirit safe
Edradour Tun A warm welcome and a wee dram await you. 

Donald Macleod 
Distillery Manager 
 


LINKS………. to official Edradour or related web pages.
Pernod Richard Pernod Richard France – (Aberlour)
Edradour Edradour
Campbell distillers Campbell distillers group Pernod Richard.

Dufftown

Dufftown Distillery (The sign) Photo by awa

Dufftown Distillery (The sign) Photo by awa


DUFFTOWN


Location : Dufftown, Keith, Banffshire
Region : Highland
Country : Scotland
Type : Single Malt
Distillery :  Dufftown Distillery

Phone : 01340-820224
Visitors by appointment : 9.00-16-00.
Larger parties should telephone in advance.

Founded : ?
(New modern still built somewhere around 1998)
Owner : United Malt and Grain Distillers Ltd.
1 Trinity Road, Elgin, Morayshire IV30 1UF, Scotland.
Producer :  ?
Water : Jock's Well
Remark : From Collins Pocket Reference : Whisky
Prettily situated at the water's edge in the Dullan Glen, this is one of seven distilleries in and around Dufftown, a major whisky production centre with plentiful resources of water, peat and, previously, barley. Despite the abundance of fresh water in the glen, there were disputes in the early years over water rights, some of which led to the nocturnal diversion and re-devision of local supplies. The distillery finally gained the right to draw its supplies from Jock's Well, a reliable source of fine, sweet water some distance away. The single malt is still relatively rare, becoming more widely available in official bottlings in United Distillers' Distillery (Flora and Fauna) Malts series early in the 1990's.
Tasting comment : A pleasant Speyside malt with a delicate, fragrant aroma which is almost flowery, and a smooth, sweet taste. Doubles as a before- or after-dinner dram.

From the label :
Highland single Scotch Whisky Dufftown distillery was established near Dufftown at the end of the C19th. The bridgth flash of the Kingfisher can often be seen over the Dullan River, which flows past the old stone buildings of the distillery on its way to the Spey. This single Highland malt whisky is typically speyside in character with a delicate, fragrant, almost flowery aroma and taste which lingers on the palate.

Notes by www.AWA.dk :
Dufftown Distillery is a new and modern distillery. It has 12 washback's and everything is engine/computer controlled. The fermentation process is around 16 hours, a hole process around 60 hours.
There is 8 employees on shift.
2 wash stills at 19775 litre, 2 Spirit stills at 24080 litre – pipe heated.
Near the Dulland river. +1 spirit and +1wash.


Dufftown Pictures taken by AWA – Dufftown 2000 Whisky Festival.

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The Dufftown distillery Dufftown Wash stills Dufftown Wash Dufftown Spirit Safe Dufftown distillery sign
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BOTTLINGS


Dufftown
08 years old
Dufftown 8 years old  
Age : 8 years old.
Vol : 43%
Type : Single Malt
Price ?
Remark : None at present time.

Dufftown
10 years old
Dufftown glenlivet 10 years old Another Dufftown label of 10 years old
Age : 10 years old.
Vol : 40%
Type : Single Malt
Price ?
Remark : None at present time.

Dufftown
15 years old
Sorry no picture.  
Age : 15 years old.
Vol : 43%
Type : Single Malt
Price ?
Remark : None at present time.

LINKS………. to official Dufftown or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.

Deanston

Deanston 12 Years Old

Deanston 12 Years OldDeanston 17 Years Old


 

DEANSTON.


 

Location : Doune, Perthshire. Taiside Region.
Country : Scotland
Type : Single Malt, Highland Southern
Distillery : Deanston Distillery
Doune, Perthshire FK16 6AG
Phone : 01786-841422
Fax : 01786-841439
Manager : Ian Macmillian
Visitors : Trade visitors only
Owner : Invergordon Distillers Ltd. (Founded by Brodie Hepburn)
Latest info says : Burn Stewart Distillers plc.
Founded : Mill from 1785 – Still build in 1965-6 by Mr. Brodie Hepburn and Mr. James Finley % Co. on the site of a cotton mill est. 1785.
Water : Trossachs / River Teith.
Remark :  A bit sweet, best before dinner.
They use American and Spanish oak hogsheads and butts, some fresh sherry butts.
The distillery have 2 wash stills and 2 spirit stills.
Age :  12 and 17 Years Old (Also av. from Wm. Cadenhead Ltd. 14 Years Ol – 55,8%)
Vol :  12 & 17 Y.O = 40%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl.)

Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie.Dalwhinnie 15 years old the labelDalwhinnie bottle and glasses - commercial picture


 

DALWHINNIE.


 

Location : Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire. Highland Region. Drumochter pass 356 meter over the sea.
Country : Scotland
Type : Highland (Central) Malt. / Single-malt.
Distillery : Dalwhinnie, Invernessshire, PH19 1AB, Scotland
Tel: 01528 52264 or 01528 522208 (visitors centre)
Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (Highest distillery in Scotland.)
Founded : 1898 by Strathspey Distillery.
Age :  15 Years Old
Vol :  43%
Water : Allt ant Sluic. (Should be the pure'st water in Scotland.)
Remark :

One of the six – Classic Malts of Scotland.(Highest distillery in Scotland.)
A 15 year old gentle, delicate malt from the wild and windswept Highlands. It is subtle, smooth delicately smody malt with a heathery honey finish
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : Approx 350,- dkr.)

Taste : Medium Smoked !

Palate : Medium


Another picture of Dalwhinnie 15 year old whisky


LINKS………. to official Dalwhinnie or related web pages.
Scotch.com Dalwhinnie at Scotch.com
United Distillers South Africa. United Distillers South Africa.
P O Box 23104,
Claremont, 7735
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)21 613116
Fax: +27 (0)21 615973
United Distillers South Africa. Another United Distillers South Africa site.
United Distillers Switzerland United Distillers Switzerland
United Distillers SA
Rue de Cossonay 194 Case Postale CH-1020 Renens-Lausanne Switzerland
With a Click able map to distilleries
United Distillers UK - Careers. United Distillers UK – Careers.
Cherrybank, Perth, PH2 0NG

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Kilchoman

 

KILCHOMAN DISTILLERY • VISITOR CENTRE & CAFE
May, June & September • Monday to Saturday • 10:00 to 17:30 • Tours at 11:00 and 15:00
July & August • Open Daily • 10:00 to 17:30 • Tours at 11:00 and 15:00
October to December • Monday to Friday • 10:00 to 17:30 • Tours at 11:00 and 15:00
Tel: 01496 850011 • Fax: 01496 850156
e-mail: info@kilchomandistillery.com • web: www.kilchomandistillery.com

 

Kilchoman Distillery to Auction a Piece of History from Whisky Cask No.1

 

News Release 06.05.09

 

With its very first single malt being launched on 9th September this year, Kilchoman Distillery on the western isle of Islay is giving water of life connoisseurs an opportunity of a whisky lifetime.

 

On the 28th May, Kilchoman Distillery will auction one bottle of the three year old malt out of the very first cask that was filled in December 2005.  The limited edition bottle will have a unique design and will be the only one of its kind.  It is set to be a dream come true for whisky collectors and fans of Kilchoman. 

 

The auction takes place at Kilchoman Distillery’s Open Day on Thursday 28th May at 12.30pm, during Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Malt & Music.  All proceeds of the auction will go to local Islay charities.

 

Anthony Wills, Founder & Managing Director of Kilchoman Distillery said: “We are looking forward to welcoming people from all over the world through the doors of Kilchoman Distillery during the festival.  We have a very exciting year ahead, making history in the whisky industry and across the world.”

 

He added: “We are delighted to auction the limited edition bottle of our very first single malt to one lucky person. It is an excellent opportunity to take home a piece of Kilchoman History and we hope it will raise a considerable amount of money for local charities.”

 

The much anticipated single malt has been getting seals of approval from a very young age.  The one month old Kilchoman spirit has received a remarkable score of 94 out of 100 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2008, rating it as a “superstar whisky that gives us all a reason to live!” In April 2009, the two year old spirit sold out on the first day of the Limburg Whisky Fair in Germany. 

 

Kilchoman Distillery prides itself in taking whisky back to its roots and is the first distillery to be built on Islay for 124 years.  A visit to Kilchoman Distillery gives everyone the opportunity to see all that is best in the grass-roots traditions of malt whisky distilling – from barley to bottle.  The distillery location, Rockside Farm is said to grow the best malting barley on the island.

 

Kilchoman Distillery is accepting telephone and email bids 30 minutes prior to the auction.  Please telephone 01496 850011 or email anthony.wills@kilchomandistillery.com.   For more information on Kilchoman Distillery, announcements and events please visit www.kilchomandistillery.com

…ends…

 

For more information please contact:

Pauline Foster

Pure Shores PR

01631 569 651

0779157 3247

pauline@pureshorespr.co.uk

 

Note to Editors:

 

Kilchoman Distillery at Rockside Farm is situated near the hamlet of Kilchoman on the west coast of Islay.  
Feis Ile runs from 23rd to 31st May and is part of Homecoming Scotland 2009’s Whisky Month.  www.homecomingscotland2009.com/whiskymonth.
The Visitor Centre has an attractive shop and cosy café.  Distillery tours can be arranged for groups of 8 or more.  The centre is open Monday to Saturday (April to October) from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Image of cask number one is attached.

Kilchoman Facts:

 

Kilchoman’s first single malt will be released on 9th September 2009.   
Kilchoman is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland with an annual production of 90,000 litres of alcohol.
Kilchoman is one of only six distilleries to carry out traditional floor maltings, but the key difference at Kilchoman is that the barley is grown on the farm at the distillery, whereas other distilleries purchase barley from around the country.
100 tonnes of malting barley is grown and malted at the distillery representing 30% of their annual production.   The balance of malt is purchased from the Port Ellen Maltings on the island.
80% of Kilchoman’s annual production is filled into a combination of fresh bourbon barrels from Buffalo Trace Distillery, Kentucky and refill casks and 20% into fresh oloroso sherry butts.
Pauline Foster
Pure Shores PR
01631 569 651
07791573247
www.pureshorespr.co.uk
pauline@pureshorespr.co.uk

Kilchoman (pronounced kilhoman) is a farm distillery and the first to be built on Islay for 124 years.   Kilchoman gives everyone the opportunity to see all that is best in the grass-roots traditions of malt whisky distilling – from barley to bottling.

Kilchoman Distillery is situated at Rockside Farm on the very western coast of the island of Islay, close to the celebrated Machir Bay with its spectacular sandy beach and rocky inlets…..Kilchoman is now officially the most westerly distillery in Scotland.

 

Kilchoman Distillery to Auction a Piece of History from Whisky Cask No.1

 

News Release 06.05.09

 

With its very first single malt being launched on 9th September this year, Kilchoman Distillery on the western isle of Islay is giving water of life connoisseurs an opportunity of a whisky lifetime.

 

On the 28th May, Kilchoman Distillery will auction one bottle of the three year old malt out of the very first cask that was filled in December 2005.  The limited edition bottle will have a unique design and will be the only one of its kind.  It is set to be a dream come true for whisky collectors and fans of Kilchoman. 

 

The auction takes place at Kilchoman Distillery’s Open Day on Thursday 28th May at 12.30pm, during Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Malt & Music.  All proceeds of the auction will go to local Islay charities.

 

Anthony Wills, Founder & Managing Director of Kilchoman Distillery said: “We are looking forward to welcoming people from all over the world through the doors of Kilchoman Distillery during the festival.  We have a very exciting year ahead, making history in the whisky industry and across the world.”

 

He added: “We are delighted to auction the limited edition bottle of our very first single malt to one lucky person. It is an excellent opportunity to take home a piece of Kilchoman History and we hope it will raise a considerable amount of money for local charities.”

 

The much anticipated single malt has been getting seals of approval from a very young age.  The one month old Kilchoman spirit has received a remarkable score of 94 out of 100 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2008, rating it as a “superstar whisky that gives us all a reason to live!” In April 2009, the two year old spirit sold out on the first day of the Limburg Whisky Fair in Germany. 

 

Kilchoman Distillery prides itself in taking whisky back to its roots and is the first distillery to be built on Islay for 124 years.  A visit to Kilchoman Distillery gives everyone the opportunity to see all that is best in the grass-roots traditions of malt whisky distilling – from barley to bottle.  The distillery location, Rockside Farm is said to grow the best malting barley on the island.

 

Kilchoman Distillery is accepting telephone and email bids 30 minutes prior to the auction.  Please telephone 01496 850011 or email anthony.wills@kilchomandistillery.com.   For more information on Kilchoman Distillery, announcements and events please visit www.kilchomandistillery.com

…ends…

 

For more information please contact:

Pauline Foster

Pure Shores PR

01631 569 651

0779157 3247

pauline@pureshorespr.co.uk

 

Note to Editors:

 

Kilchoman Distillery at Rockside Farm is situated near the hamlet of Kilchoman on the west coast of Islay.  
Feis Ile runs from 23rd to 31st May and is part of Homecoming Scotland 2009’s Whisky Month.  www.homecomingscotland2009.com/whiskymonth.
The Visitor Centre has an attractive shop and cosy café.  Distillery tours can be arranged for groups of 8 or more.  The centre is open Monday to Saturday (April to October) from 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Image of cask number one is attached.

Kilchoman Facts:

 

Kilchoman’s first single malt will be released on 9th September 2009.   
Kilchoman is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland with an annual production of 90,000 litres of alcohol.
Kilchoman is one of only six distilleries to carry out traditional floor maltings, but the key difference at Kilchoman is that the barley is grown on the farm at the distillery, whereas other distilleries purchase barley from around the country.
100 tonnes of malting barley is grown and malted at the distillery representing 30% of their annual production.   The balance of malt is purchased from the Port Ellen Maltings on the island.
80% of Kilchoman’s annual production is filled into a combination of fresh bourbon barrels from Buffalo Trace Distillery, Kentucky and refill casks and 20% into fresh oloroso sherry butts.
Pauline Foster
Pure Shores PR
01631 569 651
07791573247
www.pureshorespr.co.uk
pauline@pureshorespr.co.uk

Cragganmore

Cragganmore Speyside Scotch Whisky - logo

Cragganmore Speyside Scotch Whisky - logo


Cragganmore


Location : Ballindalloch Estate, Banffshire. Grampian Region. – North of the A95 between Grantown-on-Spey and Ballindalloch, close to the River Spey.
Region : Highland Speyside
Country : Scotland
Type : Single Malt
Distillery :  Distillery Cragganmore Ballindalloch
Ballindalloch, Banffshire AB37, 9AB, Scotland
Phone : 01807-500202
Fax : 01807-500288
Manager : Mike Funn

Visitor centre :
Phone : 01807-500202
Fax : 01807-500288
Trade visitors and public by appointment only.

Founded : 1869 By John Smith. (Son of Geroge Smith founder of The Glenlivet Distillery.)
Owner : United Distillers. (Diageo)
Producer :  ?
Water : Craggan Mor Hill / The Craggan Burn.
Remark :

Cragganmore :

One og the six Classic Malt of Scotland.
A 12 year old elegant, sophisticated Speyside with the most complex aroma of any malt. Astonishingly fragrant with sweetish notes and a smoky maltiness on the finish.

They use ex-bourbon casks.
The distillery have 2 wash stills and 2 spirit stills.

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
Mr John Smith founded Cragganmore distillery in 1869 in the mountain district, high on the River Spey where it meets the Avon and the Livet. The distillery never closed for even a fortnight in any year up until the summer of 1901, when reconstruction began. The distillery was rebuilt in 1902 and expanded in 1964 from two to four stills.
An interesting feature is that the spirit stills have flat topped, T-shaped lyne pipes instead of the usual swan necks. The stills have cooling worms rather than condensers.
The distillery drains its water from the Craggan Burn, a spring on the Craggan More Hill.
Cragganmore occupies a site north of the A95 between Grantown-on-Spey and Ballindalloch, close to the River Spey. It was the first Speyside distillery to be located to take advantage of railway transport, the former railway line (now the Speyside Way footpath) passing the distillery's doors.


Sign to Cragganmore distillery picture from www.scotchwhisky.net The entrance to the Cragganmore distillery picture from www.scotchwhisky.net

Cragganmore Bottlings


Cragganmore
12 years old
Cragganmore speyside scotch whisky 12 years old - the bottle Cragganmore Scotch Speyside Whisky  - picture from commercial. Cragganmore the label D and J McCallum Ltd Edinburgh Cragganmore - Another picture of the bottle Cragganmore bottle.
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 40%
Type : Single Malt
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : 395,- )
Taste : Scotch malt !
Remark : A bit smokey but still soft and medium long finish.

Testet : Yes

  • Color : Medium

    Taste : Sød malt.

    Eftersmag : Efterlader en let røget malt smag.

    Remark : God whisky – Dog lidt for dyr i forhold til kvaliten. Andre er måske ikke helt på højde med denne whisky, men de koster25% mindre i dkr. De 25% man betaler mere for denne, får man kun 5% mere hvad angår duft og smag.

    Total Score : 8

Cragganmore Highland Speyside Single Malt Speyside 12 12 Years old.
Cragganmore 12 years old (DCL) Single Speyside Speyside 12 45,7 DCL bottling (pre-Guinness) bottling.
Cragganmore 12 years old (UD) Single Speyside Speyside 12 40 The water is taken from the Craggan Burn. In the past, peats having been left to dry on the peat moss for a `year' were then stored in stacks for 3 years prior to being used. United Distillers bottling, one of the Classic Malts. Available in 70cl and 5cl bottles.
Cragganmore 17 years old Single Speyside Speyside 17 1976 53,8 Gordon & MacPhail bottling: cask nos. 3588-91 distilled 21st July, 1976.
Cragganmore 1976 Single Speyside Speyside 1976 40 Gordon & MacPhail bottling.
Cragganmore 1976 Cask Strength Cask Strength Speyside 1976 53,8 Available as 1976 distillings.
Cragganmore 1977 Single Speyside Speyside 1977 40 The water is taken from the Craggan Burn. In the past, peats having been left to dry on the peat moss for a `year' were then stored in stacks for 3 years prior to being used. The 1977 distilling will be followed by the 1978 distilling. Available in 70cl and 5cl bottles.


LINKS………. to official Cragganmore or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.


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Coleburn

COLEBURN.


Location : Longmorn by Elgin, Morayshire. Grampian Region. (On the east side of the river Lossie)
Country : Scotland
Type :  Highland Speyside. (Lossie)
Distillery :  (Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. / DLC.)
Coleburn, Longmorn, Elgin, Morayshire
Owner :  United Distillers
Founded : 1896 by John Robbertson & Sons Ltd. / Another source says 1987
Water : Spring in the Glen of Rothes
Remark : Temporarily closed in 1985 and Still closed around 1990.
Unlikely to reopen.
They used ex-bourbon casks – There was 2 wash stills and 2 spirit stills.
Acquired by Distillers Company Ltd. in 1930, it is representative of a typical small, two still, late Victorian distillery.
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )
Age :  ? Years Old – only vintage are available if you are lucky
Vol :  40%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )


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Clynelish Scotch Whisky

CLYNELISH.


Location : Brora, Sutherland. Northern Highland Region.
Country : Scotland
Type :  Malt – Highland Northern.
Distillery :  DCL (The Clynelish Distillery Co.) 
Brora, Sutherland KW9 6LR
Phone 01408-623000
Fax 01408-623004
Manager : Bob Robertson

Producer United Distillers.
Visitor centre : Mar to October , Monday to friday 09.30-16.00 (4pm.) / November to Feb. by appointment only
Phone : 01408-623014
Fax : 01408-623016
(Visitors per year : 12.000)

Owner :  United Distillers.
Founded : in 1819 by Duke of Sutherland. (AKA : Brora Distillery) 
in 1967 (Across the road) is Clynelish the present still.
Age :  12 Years Old
Vol :  40%
Water : Clynemilton burn
Remark : In 1925 DCL build a new still near by Clynelish.
The malt is usualy maturing in ex-bourbon casks.
The new distillery Clynelish (Kline-leesh) have 3 wash stills and 3 spirit stills.
They have recieved the Gold Award for safety (ROSPA).
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )

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Clydesdale

CLYDESDALE


Location : Scotland, Glasgow Road, Wishaw, Lanarkshire
On the south east side of Glasgow Road, Wishare where the local Glasgow lanark railway crosses the road.
Region : Highland
Country : Scotland
Type : Malt
Distillery :  Clydesdale Distillery
(Distillery demolished)
Lowland
Glasgow Road
Wishaw Lanarkshire
Founded : Est. 1825
Owner : Clydesdale Scotch Whisky Co. Ltd. 8 Dorset Square,
London NW 1
Producer :  ?
Water : A burn rising in the Cambusnethan peat moss.
Remark : Clydesdale Distillery was said to have been built by Lord Belhaven and his first tenant was Patrick Chalmers.
Lord Belhaven pulled out in 1848. Clydesdale Distillery Co. Ltd was founded in 1894 and this was one fo the founding members of Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. in 1914.
Production ceased in 1919 although the premises were used by DCL as bonded warehouses until 1988 when the buildings were demolished.
Located on the south east side of Glasgow Road, Wishaw, where the local Glasgow – Lanark railway crosses the road.
Water source used to be a burn rising in the Cambusnethan peat moss.

BOTTLINGS


Whisky bottling
Sorry no picture.  
Age : ? years old.
Vol : .45%
Type : ?
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : None at present time – We haven't been so lucky.

One of two bottles taken from the distillery in 1917 and kept by the Campbell family of Wishaw for use at funerals.
This sample was also tasted by one of Scotland's master blenders who was of the opinion that it had been aged in a liqueur cask, a c ommon


LINKS………. to official Clydesdale or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.


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