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.
Ardbeg ARDBEG

 


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LAPHROAIG

Laphroaig sign

LAPHROAIG


We are at Laphroaig 03. September 2008 and August 2016.

Laphroaig signLaphroaig distillery
Laphroaig floor malting
Laphroaig still

Location : Port Ellen, South Shore, Islay , Argyll. Strathclude Region
South West Scotland
Region : Islay – Argyll
Country : Scotland
Type : Islay Malt Whisky
Distillery

Lahproaig
The LAPHROAIG DISTILLERY
Port Ellen, Isle of Islay, Argyll PA42 7DU, Scotland
Phone: +44 01496-302418
Fax: +44 01496-302496

LAPHROAIG DISTILLERY • TOUR TIMES
April to September • Monday to Friday • 10:15 and 14:15 by appointment
Tours outwith these times can also be arranged by appointment
Visitor Centre open Monday to Friday • 09:00 to 17:00
Tel: 01496 30 2418 • Fax: 01496 30 2496

Enjoy a tour with David Adams … book your "craftsmen" tour on 
e-mail: caroline.morris@adsweu.com • or the web: www.laphroaig.com

The staff counts around 26 people, 13 in production, 4 in the warehouse and the rest in administration.

Laphroaig visitor centre is nominated to recieve an AWA.dk AWArd…

Founded : Built in 1820s by Donald and Alex Johnston / Some sources says 1815
Owner : Jim Beam since 2006 (EarliAllied Distillers Ltd.)
Producer :  ?
Water : The Kilbride Dam.
Remark :

Laphroaig Islay malt whisky :

It#s about 50/50% that goes to blends vs. single malt. 

It is used in the Islay Mist Blend.
Laphroaig (Gaelic: "The beautiful hollow by the broad bay") has its own peat-beds on Islay and a beautifully-maintained floor maltings at the distillery. Its maturation warehouses face directly on to the sea.

Some of the Laphroaig goes into Chivas and Black Bottle as well. 

The distillery was built in the 1820s by Donald and Alex Johnston whose family name is still on the label. In 1847 Donald died two days after falling into a vat of partially-made whisky ("Burnt Ale"). There were no doubt more raised eyebrows when in the late 1950s and early 1960s the distillery was owned by a woman, Miss Bessie Williamson.

From the book : Malt Whisky – A contemporary Guide – By Mr. Graham Moore :
Laphroaig is one of the most, if not the most, distinctive of all malt whiskies and many adjectives have been used to describe it – medicinal, phenolic, tangy, oily, and peaty being just a few. For many it is an acquired taste, but one which rewards persistence.
Alexander and Donald Johnston were farmers at Laphroaig and set up a small distillery which became 'official' in 1826. Donald bought out his brother ten years later to become sole owner. He died in somewhat bizarre circumstances in June 1847 after falling into a vat of burnt ale. Following his death Laphroaig was leased to a trustee of his estate, Alexander Graham of Lagavulin. Johnston's son Dugald, was only 11 years old at the time and did not take over until 1857. Even then Lagavulin continued as agents until 1907, when Laphroaig was being run by Dungald's brother in law, Alex. After Alex died the new owners decided to terminate Lagavulin's agency and they considered the terms to be unfair. By this time Lagavulin was owned by Peter Mackie and the Johnstons took Mackie to court. He was so annoyed that he responded with a little landscaping work at the lade which cut off Laphroaig's water and resulted in another court case. As a parting shot, and following his experiments with the Malt Mill Distillery, Mackie made two unsuccessful attempts to buy out Laphroaig when its lease came up for renewal. The owners fought off the bids with the help of their new agents, Robertson & Baxter.
The distillery became a limited company in 1950 and from 1954 to 1967, when it was taken over by Long John, it was run by a Miss Williamson, who was in effect the only lady distiller in Scotland. In 1990 Long John sold Laphroaig to Allied Distillers. Refurbishment is in evidence in the stillhouse, and the tun room has stainless steel washbacks and a lauter mash tun. Some 90 per cent of production goes for blending, yet in the world single malt market Laphroaig ranks in the top ten.
The name is a contraction from the original Gaelic meaning ' the beautiful hollow by the broad bay ', and the distillery stands on the shore of Loch Laphroaig on Islay's south coast. The warehouses are right at the water's edge and between them hold in bond some 55.000 casks. The site now incorporates that of Andrew and James Stein's Ardenistle Distillery, which flourished briefly from 1837 to 1842, and included amongst Laphroaig's buildings is a hall where the local villagers hold their ceilidhs.

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
The Johnstons, who started Laphroaig distillery, were of MacDonald stock, being descenders of MacIan of Ardnamurchan. After the 1745 rebellion, three brothers of this clan came to Islay to farm – Roland at Corairan, Alexander at Tigh Cargaman, now Port Ellen and Duncan at Tallant.
Two sons of Alexander, Donald and Alexander, started farming at Laphroaig some time between 1810 and 1816. They started a small distillery there. Donald Johnston is entered with the Excise as Distiller in 1826. He bought out his brother in 1836 and became the sole owner. The land was then owned by the Campbells and he was their tenant.
Donald died in June 1847. He had survived only two days after falling into a 'Burnt Ale' vat at the distillery. Donald had been married twice. He left one son and four daughters with his first wife and one child of his second marriage. He left no will but had deposited in the bank at Bridgend £250 for each of the daughters of his first marriage. His son, Dugald, was then only eleven and there was no one to run the distillery. It was leased to Graham of Lagavulin for nine years until Dugald became of age to take over.
The trustees of the estate were the above mentioned, Graham and his cousin John Johnston of Tallant, who had married Donald's sister Mary. Dugald took over the running of the distillery in 1857 and the Lagavulin people continued as agents until 1907 when the agency was terminated.
Dugald Johnston continued as distiller until he died in 1877. He left no heir. As his sister, Isabella, had married Alexander Johnston of Tallant, he became the next Distiller and ran the distillery on behalf of his wife and her sisters. He died in 1907 having been pre-deceased by his wife, who had left her share of the distillery to him.
After his death there was a long court case which culminated in the distillery being inherited by his two sisters, Mrs William Hunter and Miss Katherine Johnston, and his nephew, Mr J Johnston Hunter, who was then Chief Engineer with Glasgow Tramways.In 1908, Mrs William Hunter's son, Ian Hunter, who had completed his training as an engineer, was sent to Islay to look after the interests of his mother and his aunt. Ian Hunter's father was a seed merchant in Leith and his Aunt was farming at Tallant Farm in Islay.
Because of various court cases, money was hard to come by when Mr Ian Hunter came to Islay. He had quite a struggle to keep things going, particularly as a new lease was due to be made with the owners, Ramsay of Kildaton. Mackie and Company, Lagavulin, had put in a higher offer to rent Laphroaig. However, eventually everything was straightened out and in 1921, the owners decided to sell the estate and gave the Distillers the first opportunity to buy the land. This applied to Ardbeg and Lagavulin as well as Laphroaig. Again Mackie tried to outbid Laphroaig without success. After the completion of the purchase, it was decided to increase the capacity of Laphroaig and, by 1923, the capacity was doubled and the Maltings, as they now stand, were completed. A new wash still and spirit still, duplicates of the existing stills, were erected.
About 1927, Mr Hunter decided to terminate the agency with Robertson & Baxter and sell direct from Laphroaig. He continued to do this until he died and his policy was carried on until Long John took over in 1972. The distillery had its ups and downs, particularly in the 1930's, but managed to struggle trough and maintain its good name in the blending trade.
In 1928, the Laird of Islay House asked Mr Hunter to supply whisky for his son's coming of age (now Lord Margedale) and it was then that the blend Islay Mist was created. It was thought that Laphroaig might be too heavy for everyone's tastes so a de-luxe blend of Malt Whisky and Grain was made up. It proved so popular that it was decided to market it commercially and it become known in many parts of the world as de-luxe blend with the Islay peaty flavour. It was not until after the WWII that it was exported in any quantity and McPherson, Train & Co. were appointed export agents.
Laphroaig continued to be popular as a Single Islay Malt Whisky and also much in demand as a blending whisky. During the 1960's and 1970's, under the guidance of Long John, the distillery capacity was increased without losing any of the old character of Laphroaig.
Mr Ian Hunter inherited the distillery when his mother died in 1928 (his Aunt died in 1927 and his cousin in 1922) and ran it as sole partner until 1950, when he made it into a private limited company with himself as Managing Director, Miss B. Williamson as Secretary and Director and his lawyer, Mr D. McCowan Hill as Director. Mr Hunter died in 1954 after a long illness (arterial sclerosis) and Miss Williamsson succeeded as Managing Director. She continued in this capacity until Long John took over control in 1967 when she continued as Chairman and Director until 1972 when she retired.
Laphroaig then became part of the Whitbread Brewing Empire, later called James Burrough Limited on the acquisition of Beefeater Gin.In 1990 James Burrough Limited was purchased by Allied Distillers Limited and thus joined Ballantines and Hiram Walker to become the second biggest whisky distillers in Scotland.


Laphroaig... (Look at the bottum for more pictures...) Laphroaig Distillery... some of our small Collection of Laphoraig pipes
LAPHROAIG BOTTLINGS


Laphroaig .
10 years old
 
Laphroaig 10 Years old - 43% vol. Laphroaig 10 Years old - The label... Laphroaig Single islay malt scotch whisky 10 years old
Age : 10 years old.
Vol : 40%
Type : Islay Malt
Price Approx 500,- dkr – 475,00 in Skjold Burne (Tidligere Amager Vincenter) (335,- i Kvickly efter afgiftsnedsættelse (2004)
Taste : Smoke and long aftertaste / palate.
Remark : If you like Islay – Smokey whiskies. You can almost taste the sea.

Laphroaig enjoys worldwide acclaim and is known as the definitive Islay Malt Whisky to which malt appreciators will graduate. It epitomises the taste of Islay – characterful, rich, smoky and peaty, and is as unique as the island itself. Caledonian Distillers bottling.


Laphroaig
Cask Strenght
Single Malt 10 years old
  Laphroaig Cask Strenght Single Malt 10 years old
Age : 10 years old.
Vol : 57,3%
Type : Islay Malt
Price 650,00 dkr in Skjold Burne (Tidligere Amager Vincenter)
Taste : Smoke and long aftertaste / palate.
Remark : If you like Islay – Smokey whiskies – Check this one out. Perhaps with a hint of water :-).

Laphroaig
15 years old
Laphroaig 15 Years old - 43% vol Laphroaig 15 Years old - 43% vol - The label Laphroaig 15 Years old - 43% vol - The label
Age : 15 years old.
Vol : 43%
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Smokey and long palate but a bit more soft than the 10 years old.
Also available as a Caledonian Distillers bottling.

Laphroaig
vintage 1977
Laphroaig 1977 18 Years old - 43% vol - The Label Laphroaig 1977 18 Years old - 43% vol - The bottle.
Age : Vintage 1977
Vol : 43%
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : None at present time.

Laphroaig
Vintage 1927
Laphroaig 1927 - 80 Proof  
Age : Vintage 1927
Vol : 80 Proof
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Not much information about this vintage – found the picture somewhere cant remember where…

Laphroaig
vintage 1967
  Laphroaig 1967 28 Years old - 50,3% vol. Label - Signatory Vintage
Age : 28 years old / Vintage 1967.
Vol : 50,3%
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : This Signatory Vintage isn't available widely – so if you have it, you are one lucky b…..

Laphroaig
vintage 1984
  Laphroaig 1984 - 12 Years old - Wm. Cadenhead 58,4% vol
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 58,4%
Type : Islay malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : One of many bottlings from the independent bottler Wm. Cadenhead. Matured in oak casks.

Laphroaig
vintage 1984
  Laphroaig 1984 12 Years old - Wm. Cadenhead 60,3% vol.
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 60,3%
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Here is one more from Wm. Cadenhead. Matured in oak casks.

Laphroaig Quater Cask – recommended by awa.dk http://www.laphroaig.com/qc/

Laphroaig Cairdeas : Available at the distillery

Laphroaig 18 years old. To be released early 2009 ( 48% or cask strength not decided yet.- sep 2008 may change.)

Laphroaig 10 years, Islay 70CL 40,00 245.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig 10 Years 100CL 43,00 udsolgt hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig 15 years Islay 70CL 43,00 545.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig, Highgrove House 70CL 43,00 1600.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig 30 years, Islay lev. i trækasse 70CL 43,00 2450.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig, Islay 1960 70CL 42,40 9850.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig Cad. 12y. 57,8% Bourbon Hogshead 252 btl. 1991 70CL 57,80 udsolgt hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig Sig. unchillfi. 15y. Refill butt 819 btl. 1988 70CL 46,00 495.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig cask 10 years 70CL 57,30 495.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphroaig, The Ultimate 1988 70CL 43,00 udsolgt hos Juuls Vinhandel
Laphoraig 10 years old – Cask Strength (57,3%) á kr. 495,00 Bernina Vinhandel ApS 


 

LINKS………. to official Laphroaig Scotch Islay Whisky or related web pages.
Lahproaig The LAPHROAIG DISTILLERY
www.islaywhisky.com If you like Islay Whisky – Perhaps you want to try out : www.islaywhisky.com
Allied Domecq http://www.allieddomecq.com/en/OurBrands/Spirits/SingleMalts/


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Caol Ila (AKA Glen Isla)

Caol Ila whisky distillery drawing

Caol Ila whisky distillery drawing


CAOL ILA (AKA Glen Isla).


Location : Caol Ila, Port Askaig, Islay, Argyll. Strathclyde Region.
Region : Islay
Country : Scotland
Type : Islay – malt whisky.
Distillery : 

Bulloch Lade & Co.
Port Askaing, Islay, Argyll PA46 7RL
Phone: 01496-840207
Fax: 01496-840660
Manager: Mike Nicolson
Visitors : Open all year from monday to friday (by appointment only) Admission charge redeemable in shop.

CAOL ILA DISTILLERY • TOUR TIMES (by appointment only)
April to October • Monday to Thursday • 09:30, 10:45, 13:45
Shop open 09:15 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 16:00
Friday Guided tours • 09:30, 10:45 • Shop open 09:15 to 12:00
Adult admission charge including discount voucher, redeemable in the distillery shop towards a 70cl bottle of single malt whisky • Children under eight years not admitted to the production areas
Tel: 01496 302760 • Fax: 302763 e-mail: flora.macaffer@diageo.com • web: www.malts.com

Founded : Still built in 1846, reconstructed in 1879 and modernised in the 1970's.
Owner : United Distillers
Producer :  ?
Water : Loch Nam Ban or Loch Torrabus – A peaty loch about a mile away sends water across fields to Caol Ila.
Remark :

Caol Ila

also known as Glen Isla : The name is pronounced "cull-eela" = "South of Islay" 
The Gaelic word "caol" is more familiar as "kyle"
They use ex-bourbon and sherry cask's
The distillery have 3 wash stills and 3 spirit stills.
You will have a hard time finding Caol Ila as a standard bottling from the distillery, but you may find it from independent bottlers such as : James MacArthur & Company, Gordon & MacPhail, United Distillers, Master of Malt, Blackadder and Wm. Cadenhead.

Here's a swedish comment from a reader…:

Det här är en tämligen civiliserad Islay — ja, en adlig smak, kanske
man kan säga. Mycket god. Den förekommer faktiskt i en roman som jag gav
ut nu i höst, Gyllene Gåsen, som utspelar sig på en krog med samma namn.
I kapitel 2 presenteras krogens dryckesmästare, och där står det så här:

"Dryckesmästaren heter Katz. Hans uppgift är att smörja maskineriet. Med
samma glädje som han bär fram ett glas utsökt Caol Ila presenterar han
en stork stark och en törstig sjåare för varandra."

Ja, det kunde ju vara intressant att veta, tänkte jag…

Skål!

Erik Andersson



Caol Ila whisky distillery logo


Caol Ila Bottlings


Caol Ila
12 years old
Sorry no Caol Ila picture.  
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 40%
Type : ?
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Sorry no Caol Ila remarks at present time.

Caol Ila
15 years old
  Caol Ila bottle 15 years old Caol Ila bottle 15 years old picture 2
Age : 15 years old.
Vol : 40%
Type : ?
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Sorry no Caol Ila remarks at present time.

Caol Ila
Rare Malts
20 years old
Sorry no Caol Ila picture. Caol Ila cask strength 20 years old
Age : Vintage 20 years old
Vol : 61,18%
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : From the bottler Rare Malts this unique 20 years old cask strength is av..
You can perhaps find a hint of Moor. You will discover that this whisky will turn into a green like colour when mixing with water.
Danish comment : Her finder du en whisky med et hint af lyng og et særsyn at den f.eks. går over i det grønne når den blandes med vand.

Caol Ila
Rare Malts
21 years old
Sorry no Caol Ila picture. Caol Ila cask strength 21 years old vintage 1975
Age : Vintage 21 years old
Vol : 61,18%
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : From the bottler Rare Malts this unique 21 years old cask strength vintage 1975 is av.
You can perhaps find a hint of Moor. You will discover that this whisky will turn into a green like colour when mixing with water.
Danish comment : Her finder du en whisky med et hint af lyng og et særsyn at den f.eks. går over i det grønne når den blandes med vand.

Caol Ila
1981
  Caol Ila vintage 1981 from Connoisseurs Choice
Age : Vintage 1981
Vol : Varies
Type : Islay Malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Caol Ila vintage 1981 from Connoisseurs Choice – Gordon & MacPhail.

Caol Ila – 1990 (40%) á kr. 450,00 Bernina Vinhandel ApS



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


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Lagavulin

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Lagavulin


LAGAVULIN  


Location : Port Ellen, Islay (West Coast), Argyll. Strathclyde Region.
Region : Islay, Argyll
Country : Scotland
Type : Islay Malt
Distillery : 

LAGAVULIN DISTILLERY
Port Ellen, Islay, Argyll PA42 7DZ
Phone: +44 01496-302400/250
Fax: +44 01496-302321
Visitor Centre: 01496-302217 (+44 01496-302250)

LAGAVULIN DISTILLERY • TOUR TIMES (by appointment only)
Guided tours Monday to Friday • 09:30, 11:15 and 14:30
Open all year round • Closed between Christmas and New Year.
Adult admission charge including discount voucher, redeemable in the distillery shop towards a 70cl bottle of single malt whisky • Children under eight years not admitted to the production areas
Tel: 01496 302730 to book your tour or Fax: 01496 302733 • e-mail: rosie.johnston@diageo.com

NO PICTURES ALLOWED INSIDE the distillery.. so we are unable to supply you with detailed information and unique photos.. Sorry but.. Lagavulin onsite visit …x. Low AWA score

Founded : Est. 1816
Owner : Diageo (Old: United Distillers)
Producer :  White Horse Distillers Ltd.
Water : Solan Hill’s lake.
Remark :

Some of Lagavulin scotch whisky are stored on main-land and at Caol-ila warehouses…

(A Classic Malts of Scotland) – Also used to “White Horse” blends. 
A 16 year old distinctive and powerful Islay malt. It is deeply smoky and peaty with a velvety, complex finish.
Lagavulin
From the book : Malt Whisky – A contemporary Guide – By Mr. Graham Moore :
In the twelfth century, Islay became the domain of the Lords of the Isles and saw the foundation of the clan Macdonald. The clan seat, Dunyvaig Castle, stands sentinel over Lagavulin Bay and it was from here in 1314 that over 1.000 Islay warriors embarked to fight for Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn.
By the mid-eighteenth century illicit distilling was well established on Islay. Farmers saw it as a useful sideline and for some, such as crofters and fishermen, it was the only living available when winter came. By the 1740 there were ten stills on Lagavulin Bay. These gave way to two fully fledged distilleries which had combined by 1837 to form the basis of the Lagavulin that the visitor sees today. The name comes from the Gaelic – Lag A’ Mhuilin – , meaning ‘mill in the hollow’.
Its history is inextricably entwined with that of its near neighbour Laphroaig and on occasions the fivalry has been far from friendly, resulting in more that one court case. Lagavulin was jointly owned by the Graham family and James Logan Mackie & Co, a partner in which was Peter Mackie who went on to build the Craigellachie Distillery and establish the White Horse brand. As an experiment Mackie set up the Malt Mill Distillery in 1908 within Lagavulin itself, and aim being to recreate old traditional working methods. The kiln had a haircloth floor and was heated by open chauffers fired entirely with peat. Malt Mill had its own washbacks but shared Lagavulin’s mash tun, and heather was added to the mash (Mackie believed this to be the original practice). The two pear-shaped stills were the same as those at Laphroaig. Mackie even poached Laphroaig‘s brewer to work on his new venture. However, if he was secretly trying to duplicate Laphroaig‘s product (Lagavulin lost the agency for Laphroaig in 1907) the experiment was a failure. Mackie’s family line ended in 1917 when his son James was killed outside Jerusalem, but Malt Mill survived until 1962, its maltings now converted into Lagavulin’s visitor centre.
In 1924 the company commissioned a small coaster to transport barley, coal and empty casks from Glasgow to Lagavulin and deliver the whisky to the mainland. The SS Pibroch (a pibroch is a phrasem usually a lament, played on the bagpipes) remained in service for almost 30 years and also served Caol Ila and Talisker distilleries. On two separate occasions in 1937 the little puffer was called upon to rescue crewmen from Fleetwood trawlers which had run aground, earning her the nickname ‘the Fleetwood lifeboat’.
Inset into a wall of the distillery building is a gravestone. It was intended as a headstone for the grave of a local man, buried on the nearby island of Texa. The stone never mad it to the island however, as when it was being loaded onto the boat a chain snapped, and the superstitious boatman took this as an omen and refused to make the crossing. The distillery has remained a memorial to him ever since.
Lagavulin is virtually a statement of the Islay character and many factors are held to be influential on the spirit, from the larch washbacks to the particularly steep angle of the lyne arms atop the still. Peter Mackie attributed its flavour to the burns which supply the distillery’s water and which fall over almost 100 waterfalls on their way down the peat-covered slopes of Beinn Sholum. It is pungent and assertive and, at 16 years old, quite a good age for a standard bottling. Time, as it says on the label, takes out the fire but leaves in the warmth.


Lagavulin distillery Another Lagavulin picture of the distillery The lagavulin distillery - drawing
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BOTTLINGS


Lagavulin
alt Nice picture of the lagavulin bottle with glass Another picture of the lagavulin bottle Lagavulin in open air Another picture of the lagavulin bottle
Age : 16 years old.
Vol : 43%
Type : Islay Malt
Price (Approx in Danish kr. 70cl. : 450,- )
16 years old Malt (43%) á kr. 425,00 Bernina Vinhandel ApS
Taste : Distinctive and powerful Islay malt. It is deeply smoky and peaty with a velvety, complex finish
Remark : You either love it or hate it…
Some may even have to learn how to enjoy this very special whisky.
It is very smooth – but it has a VERY strong and powerfull palate.
Danish Remark : HT : “Glimrende whisky…..den er lettere overset, og kendes kun af virkelige kendere – guld værd.” 
GI : Hmmm.. er man til Whisky med megen krop, er Lagavulin en whisky for dig. Den har en kraftig duft og eftersmag af eg/jod/tjære/harpiks. Den nærmest smelter lige når man indtager de, mendens eftersmagen ligger meget længe i smagsløgene. 
Vi har fået disse kommentarer om Lagavulin : Den smager af “Røget sild” og en nævnte “Saddeltasker”. !!! 🙂
Hvad søren “CP” har fået smag for Lagavulin… 🙂 Tilykke.
Tested :  Yes
Total Score : 4/5 going up ! 🙂 
Personal taste: CP GI HT FS FR Average Remark…
Package/Info 04 04       04 Green (Gaaaab kedelig = Skal heldigvis ikke drikkes….)
Bottle 06 06       06 Standard whisky bottle with “Isla 1816”
Label 07 04       05,50 !
Prop ? Metal/Kork/ Wood.  08 07       07,50 Kork with wood-top.
Color   08       08 Dark brown….
Smell   07       07 Smell : Malt / Smokey
Taste   07       07 Taste : Malt / Smokey
Aftertaste   08       08 After taste : Very Long Smokey/Oak/? 
CP : Vold røget !!!
Price/Quality   07       07  

Lagavulin 16 Years 70CL 43,00 425.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Lagavulin, 2.wood Distillers Edition 1988 70CL 43,00 565.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel
Lagavulin, 2.wood Distillers Edition bottl. 1996 1980 70CL 43,00 udsolgt hos Juuls Vinhandel
Lagavulin 12y. 70CL 57,80 645.00 hos Juuls Vinhandel

Lagavulin bottle .... Another Lagavulin label.

LINKS………. to official Lagavulin Scotch Islay Malt Whisky or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.

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Lagavulin

AWA travels to Scotland (Islay)

Map of Islay

AWA was at Islay again in 2016 (18 years anniversary)

 

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AWA celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary with a travel to Islay.

Se our travel log here

http://www.awa.dk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154%3Aawa-reporting-live-from-islay&catid=25%3Atravel-to-the-distilleries&lang=en

We are here in week 36 – 2008

Map of Islay

A whisky tour at Islay…(Scotland)

Transport to Islay are currently much better than before. Flying to Islay se here-> http://www.ba.com. And flight price are no longer so expensive..  (British Airways just messed up our flight home – so Scandinavia Airlines will bring us home from UK)

Our plan : Stay over night and base in Bowmore, central on Islay and travel from there. .

Places have been or are trying to visit:

Arrive sunday

Monday : Northern part of Islay = Bunnahabhain (o), CaolIla (o) – the lost distellery Lossit and Scarrabus.

Westcoast = Kilchoman (y), Bruichladdich (o)(y), Octomore (c), Port Charlotte (c) (Thursday)

Centre = Newton (c), Daili (c), Ridgend and Killarow (c), Bowmore (o) wednesday, Tallant (c), Mulindry (c)

South = Ardenistle/Kildalton (c), Port Ellen (c), Laphroaig (o)(y) wednesday, Ardmore (c), Lagavulin (o) tuesday, Malt Mill (c), Ardbeg (o)(y) tuesday.

(c) = Closed / Lost distillery / (o) Existing Distillery / (y) Yes confirmed…

We are currently udpating the information on Islay distillers with photo’s , lots of information and 🙂 Taste as much whisky as possible..  

 Read more on this site about our trip to Islay and check the Islay whisky brands in our index to see latest information.

You will find it in latest news… 🙂 since we are here updating the site live…

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Famous Grouse

The Famous Grouse Whiskey Logo.

The Famous Grouse Whiskey Logo.Famouse Grouse Whiskey bottle


FAMOUS GROUSE, THE


Location : Perth
Region : Midlands
Country : Scotland
Type : Blended
Distillery :  Matthew Gloag & Sons Ltd. Perth, Scotland.
Founded : Established somewhere around 1800
Owner : Matthew Gloag & Sons Ltd. Perth, Scotland.
Producer : Matthew Gloag & Sons Ltd. Perth, Scotland.
Water : ?
Remark : The biggest selling whisky within Scotland.
The defenite article and the Victorian flourish is usually dispensed with by devotees who prefer simply to ordre 'Grouse'
It was for a time a 'cult' blend in Scotland.

From Happyhours.com newsletter :
Famous Grouse Gold Reserve Gets New Look
New York, NY — Scotland's #1 selling Scotch has refashioned its Gold Reserve 12 Year-Old in new feathers. The elegant design of the new bottle, label, and gift box reinforce the brand's super-premium image and emphasizes its place in The Famous Grouse family, while the exceptional spirit within remains unchanged.

The new bottle is gently curved, reminiscent of 19th century Scotch whisky bottles, with the year '1800' embossed on the shoulder to symbolize The Famous Grouse's two centuries of heritage and excellence. The new high-gloss label depicts the brand's signature bird, allowing for quick brand recognition, while gold foil print underscores the brand's upscale positioning. The bottle comes in a sophisticated gift carton with embossed gold foil lettering.

"The new packaging establishes a consistent look for The Famous Grouse family, allowing consumers to easily recognize the brand," Assistant Brand Manager Cécile Mirman tells HappyHours.com. "With double digit growth of the core Famous Grouse brand in the past few years, our goal is to increase awareness amongst our loyal consumer base, letting them know that Gold Reserve is the super-premium selection in the family. With its high quality single malt content, Gold Reserve is a very smooth and well-balanced Scotch which even surprises single malt aficionados."

The Famous Grouse is handcrafted from a blend of Scotland's most distinctive malts – including The Macallan and Highland Park – from the country's greatest single malt producing areas. Gold Reserve is aged for a minimum of twelve years in hand-selected oak casks to a superbly silky, rich blend. For more information visit their website at:
www.famousgrouse.com/

Famous Grouse BOTTLINGS


The Famous Grouse
Finest Scotch
The Famouse Grouse, Finest Scotch whisky.  
Age : ? years old.
Vol : 40%
Price Danish kr. 70 cls. below 200,-
Danish remark :

Den mest efterspurgte Scotch Whisky i Skotland. Blendet af kun de fineste kvaliteter Maltwhisky og Grainwhisky. Efterlagret på egefade i minimum seks måneder. Hvert destillat gennemgår over 6000 kvalitetsprøver. Den skotske rype (Lagopus, Lagopus Scoticus) er Skotlands national fugl. Rypen er samtidig det stolte symbol på en enestående Whisky – The Famous Grouse, Finest Scotch.


The Famous Grouse Gold Reserve
12 -Years Old
The Famouse Grouse Gold Reserve whisky.  
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 43%
Price ?
Danish remark : The Famous Grouse Gold Reserve er et 12-års blende. Dette betyder, at hvert eneste element i blendet d.v.s. Grainwhiskies og Maltwhiskies er mindst 12 år. Men ligesom for The Famous Grouse Finest gælder det, at maltkvaliteterne er langt ældre end normen, d.v.s. 12-års, 18-års, 25-års etc. Disse Maltwhiskies kommer fra firma Matthew Gloags egne destillerier; The Macallan, Highland Park, Bunnahabhain, Glenturret og Tamdhu. Dette garanterer sikkerhed for levering på lang sigt og sikkerhed for kvaliteten. 
Produktet gennemgår efter blend den unikke efterlagring, som vi også kender fra The Famous Grouse Finest. Det vil sige, at når Grain og Maltwhiskies er blendet hældes produktet tilbage på egefade, hvor det efterlagrer op til 12 måneder.

The Famous Grouse
Vintage 1987
The Famouse Grouse vintage 1987 malt whisky, Finest Scotch whisky.  
Age : Vintage 1987
Vol : 40%
Price ?
Danish remark :  

LINKS………. to official Famous Grouse or related web pages.
Famous Grouse Famous Grouse
Matthew Gloag & Sons Ltd. Perth, Scotland.
A nice site !

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.

Dunkeld

Sorry no picture of Dunkeld Atholl Brose at present time.


DUNKELD ATHOLL BROSE


Location : ?
Region : ?
Country : ?
Type : Liqueur
Distillery :  Gordon and MacPhail
Visitors are welcome in the Gordon and MacPhail Shop.
South St, Elgin. Moray
Open Monday-Wed 09.00 to 17.15
09.00 to 13.00 Wed in winter,
08.30 to 17.15 Thu to Fri and
09.00 to 17.00 Saturday
Founded : ?
Owner : Gordon adn MacPhail
Producer :  ?
Water : ?
Remark : From Collins Pocket Reference : Whisky
Gordon and MacPhail started in business in 1895 as a licensed grocers and wine and spirit merchant. Unlike many other similar contemporary companies, the have retained all the original aspects of their business as well as extending into vatting, blending and bottling, and are unique in maturing all their whiskies from new. They recently moved into distillation with the purchase of Benromach Distillery from United Distillers. They also produce this liqueur, which won a Silver Award (1985) at the International Wine and Spirit Competition and a Gold Award (1987), when it was named 'the best liqueur in the world'.
Tasting comment : Based on a traditional recipe, this liqueur has a good whisky association coming through its sweetness. It is herbal on the nose, with a long, warming finish.

DUNKELD BOTTLINGS


Dunkeld Atholl Brose
Sorry no picture.  
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 35%
Type : Liqueur
Price ?
Remark : None at present time.

LINKS………. to official Dunkeld Atholl Brose or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.

Dufftown-Glenlivet

Sorry no picture/s of Dufftown-Glenlivet at present time…


 

DUFFTOWN-GLENLIVET.


 

Location : Dufftown, Banffshire. Grampian Region.
Country : Scotland
Type : Malt – Highland Speyside.
Distillery : Dufftown Distillery
Keith, Banffshire AB55 4BR
Phone : 01340-820224
Fax : 01340-820060
Manager : Steve McGingle (May not longer be the fact. 03/2002)
Owner : Athur Bell & Sons (Under United Distillers – A sub. under Diageo.)
Founded : 1896 by Mr. P Mackenzie & Co.
Water : Jocks Wells in the Conval Hills.
Remark : Used in Arthur Bells & Sons blends.
They use ex-bourbon casks
The distillery have 3 wash stills and 3 spirit stills.
Age :  8 & 10 Years Old
Vol :  40%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )

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
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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
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Remark : None at present time.

Dufftown
15 years old
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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.