Dunhill

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DUNHILL OLD MASTER


Location : ?
Region : ?
Country : ?
Type : Blend
Distillery :  Justerini & Brooks
London
Founded : ?
Owner : Justerini & Brooks
Producer :  ?
Water : ?
Remark : From Collins Pocket Reference : Whisky
Justerini & Brooks' was established in London by the Italian wine merchant, Giacomo Justerini, in 1749 and began selling Scotch whisky thirty years later. In 1962 the company built on previous amalgamations by combining with W. & A. Gilbey to form International Distillers and Vintners Limited (IDV). Grand Metropolitan bought IDV, then part of Watney Mann & Truman, in 1972. J & B have created a range of high quality premium whiskies for Alfred Dunhill Limited, including Dunhill Centenary, Dunhill's Celebration Edition and Dunhill's Gentlemen's Speyside Blend.
Tasting Comment : A combination of some thirty individual whiskies, some more than twenty years old, Dunhill Old Master is an exceptionally smooth, richly flavoured blend.

DUNHILL BOTTLINGS


Dunhill Old Master
Sorry no picture.  
Age : ? years old.
Vol : 43%
Type : Blend
Price ?
Remark : None at present time.

LINKS………. to official Dunhill Old Master 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. : ?,- )

Craigellachie

Craigellachie Distillery (Sign outside the still)

Craigellachie Distillery (Sign outside the still)Craigellachie distillery


CRAIGELLACHIE.


Location : Craigellachie, Aberlour, Banffshire. Grampian Region.
Country : Scotland
Type :  Highland Speyside.
Distillery :  Craigellachie Distillery
Craigellachie, Aberlour, Banffshire AB38 9ST, Scotland
Phone : 01340-881212 / 881228 Fax : 01340-881311
Manager : Charlie Smith
Visitors : Open all year – monday to friday – by appointment only.
Owner :  DCL (White Horse Distillers.)
Lates info says : William Lawson Distillers Ltd.
Founded : 1890 by Mr. Peter J. Mackie and Alexander Edward (Craigellachie-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd.)
Rebuilt in 1965.
Some sources says : Founded in 1888 and established in 1891.
Water : Little Conval hill (Where the Fiddich meets the Spey ?)
Age :  14-26 Years Old or vintage
Vol :  43-46% / 40
Remark : Only used for in blends. A component of the White Horse blends.
Cask used are usual ex-bourbon
The distillery have 2 wash stills and 2 spirit stills.

Chieftain's from Craigellachie distillery Craigellachie Scotch whisky


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Convalmore

CONVALMORE.


Location : Dufftown, Banffshire. Grampian Region.
Country : Scotland
Type :  Highland Speyside. (Dufftown)
Distillery :  Convalmore Distillery
Dufftown, Keith, Banffshire.
Owner :  DCL (Buchanan-Dewar) 1925 – latest info Wm Grant & Sons Ltd.
Producer William Grant & Sons.
Founded : 1894 Convalmore. (1894 Convalmore Glenlivet Distillery Co.)
Water : Conval Hill / Springs in the Conval Hill.
Remark : Cheek by jowl with Glenfiddich and Balvenie, and under same ownership since 1992.
Distillery closed in 1985.
The malt was maturing in ex-bourbon casks.

 

 Convalmore bottlings

Age :  30 Years Old or vintage
Vol :  46,5% / 40%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,- )

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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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Balmenach

Balmenach - Scotch Whisky

Balmenach - Scotch Whisky


BALMENACH


Location : Balmenach, Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey. Moray, Morayshire. Grampian Region. – A95 main road heading towards Bridge of Avon from Grantown- on-Spey. About a mile from the former Cromdale station on the Spey Valley railway line.
Region : Highland Speyside
Country : Scotland
Type : Malt
Distillery :  BALMENACH
Cromdale, Grantown-On-Spey, Morayshire PH26 3PF
Phone: 01479-872569
Fax: 01479-873829
Since 1922 -> Distillers Company Ltd. (Before Balmenach-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd.)
Founded : 1800-1801 (Legal 1824) by James MacGregor.
Owner : Since 1922 -> Distillers Company Ltd.
Producer :  ?
Water : Creagan a" Chaise
Remark : From the book 'The Scottish collection' Classic Malts by Carol P. Shaw:
Tasting notes : A complicated, full-bodied malt, best suited os an after-dinner dram. Taste Rating = 4
The Balmenach Distillery, in the Haughs of Cromdale, is set in an area which was notorious for illicit distilling for many years before the Licensing Act of 1823. Built in 1824 by James McGregor (great-grandfather of Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, author of the slassic 1951 book, Scotch), Balmenach was one of the first distilleries in the Highlands to be licensed under the 1923 act. The distillery was acquired by United Distillers and most of its production went into the company's blends but has since been closed. The single malt is still relatively rare, only becomming available in official bottlings in the Distillery (Flora and Fauna) Malt series early in the 1990's.

Balmenach is used in Crabbie's blends

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
Built in 1824 by James McGregor, Balmenach was one of the first distilleries in the Highlands to become legitimate after the Licensing Act of 1823. Located in a stretch of land known as the Haughs of Cromdale, meaning a series of valleys, this area once was notorious for illicit distilling.
Bought by SMD in 1930 and extended from four stills to six stills in 1962. A Saladin Box malting system was installed in 1964 and used until the mid- 1980's. Bought by United Distillers plc, but was closed and mothballed at the end of May, 1993. United Distillers sold it to Inver House Distillers in December 1997. The distillery has three low wines and three spirit stills each which still has its own worm tub. Production started on the 2nd of March 98 and it is planned toproduce 1,200,000 litres to end 1998.
A branch line was built to the distillery in the late 1880s and the steam engine which worked the line is preserved on the Strathspey railway at Aviemore.
Local lore tells that farmer James McGregor was visited by an excise officer just after the 1823 Excise Act had been passed. He was shown round the farm and experienced typical hospitality with a bottle of fine whisky. The officer then pointed out an outbuilding and asked what it was used for. "That's just the peat shed," came the reply. The officer said nothing, and continued to enjoy his whisky. After a few more drams, the officer made to leave.
"If I were you, Mr McGregor," he said, "I'd take out a licence for that peat shed. " McGregor took the hint and took out the necessary licence.
The distillery lies in a bowl in the hills off the A95 main road heading towards Bridge of Avon from Grantown- on-Spey. The distillery stands about a mile from the former Cromdale station on the Spey Valley railway line.
Visitors by appointment only.
Production water comes from the Creagan a" Chaise, part of the Cromdale hills, via the Resmuden and Cordon burns."

Danish Remark : Balmenach single malt forhandles også i Danmark som "Deerstalker" single highland malt 12 år 40%, en købmandslicens der går tilbage til 1881 – en af de skotske købmandsklassikere.

BOTTLINGS


Balmenach
10 years old
Sorry no picture.  
Age : 10 years old.
Vol : 63,6%
Type : Speyside cask malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Cask strength.

Balmenach
12 years old
  Balmenach single malt scotch whisky
Age : 12 years old.
Vol : 43%
Type : Speyside single malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : Cask strength.

Balmenach
24 years old
Sorry no picture.  
Age : 24 years old.
Vol : 46%
Type : Speyside malt
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : None at present time.

Balmenach
vintage 1987
Sorry no picture. Balmenach Speyside scotch whisky - Gordon MacPhail - Connoisseurs Choice Bottle Balmenach Speyside scotch whisky - Gordon MacPhail - Connoisseurs Choice Label
Age : Vintage 1987
Vol : 46%
Type : ?
Price ?
Taste : ?
Remark : A vintage botteling from Gordon MacPhail.
Balmenach Speyside scotch whisky – Gordon MacPhail – Connoisseurs Choice selection.

SMCS0114 Balmenach – Rare malt 1979 17 59,6 70 av. from Danish distr. Mac Y.
Balmenach (Deerstalker) single malt 12 år
Balmenach Highland Speyside. – Malt. Speyside (Used in Crabbie's blends)
Balmenach 12 years old Single Speyside Speyside 12 43 United Distillers bottling.
Balmenach 1970 Single Speyside Speyside 1970 40 The following distillings are available: 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 to be followed by the 1974 distilling. All distillings has a strength of 40% vol. and comes in 70cl bottles. Gordon & MacPhail bottling.
Balmenach 1971 Single Speyside Speyside 1971 40 The following distillings are available: 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 to be followed by the 1974 distilling. All distillings has a strength of 40% vol. and comes in 70cl bottles. Gordon & MacPhail bottling.
Balmenach 1972 Single Speyside Speyside 1972 40 The following distillings are available: 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 to be followed by the 1974 distilling. All distillings has a strength of 40% vol. and comes in 70cl bottles. Gordon & MacPhail bottling.
Balmenach 1981 Cask Strength Cask Strength Speyside 1981 1994 62,9 Bottled June 1994, available from Wm. Cadenhead. Distillery is closed.


LINKS………. to official Balmenach Scotch whisky from Morayshire or related web pages.
URL : None at present time.


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Aberlour

Aberlour distillery logo

Aberlour distillery logo


ABERLOUR.


Location : Approximate. 7km. southwest of Dufftown on The Ben Rinnes Hills. Aberlour, Banffshire.
Region : Highland Speyside
Country : Scotland
Type : Single Malt.
Distillery ABERLOUR DISTILLERY (Aberlour-Glenlivet Distillery)
Aberlour, Banffshire AB38 9PJ
Phone: +44 01340-871204/285
Fax: +44 01340-871729
Visitors centre
Phone : 0340 871204 / 01340-8714204
(Visitors are welcome by appointment.)
News : A new visitor centre are opening check the website for more information at http://www.aberlour.com
Manager : Alan J. Winchester
Founded :  Est 1879. / Harper Collins says in the 1860s.
(Michael Jackson writes : Probably pre-dated its official recognition in 1826.)
We have some info that it's founded in 1826 by James Gordon.
(Also writen by Helen Arthur)

Expanded by Campbell Distillers in 1945. 
Richard International (French)

Owner : Pernod Richard International (French)
Producer :  Pernod (Richard) / Campbell Distillers.
Water : Drostan / Soft spring water that rises from thee granite mountain, Springs on Ben Rinnes.
Remark : Very popular in France.
25-50% Matured in sherry cask, the ret in bourbon wood.
They have 2 wash stills and 2 spirit stills.

Rip from the whiskey pages:
Campbell Distillers complements its Aberlour 10 Year Old with two new single malts: Aberlour 15 and 18 Year Old Sherry Wood Malts.
The 15 Year Old is matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, then finished in sherry wood. It has a light smokiness, with a delicately soft, but warm finish.
The 18 Year Old is matured wholly in sherry casks, an assertive malt that is smoky on the nose.
These new whiskies and the 10 Year Old have Aberlour's new packaging, featuring the Fleming family motto: Let The Deed Show. Taste the deed yourself!
Contact Ann Higgins (732/450-9223) for information on finding these limited availability whiskies.

From the book 'The Scottish Collection' – classic malts by Carol P. Shaw:
Tasting notes : A smooth, sherried Speyside malt which is an ideal after-dinner drink. Tasting rating = 3
Established in the 1860's, Aberlour Distillery was rebuilt in the 1880's after its destruction in a fire. It sits below Ben Rinnes from whose slopes it draws its water, said to be an important characteristic of its distinctive flavour. In the distillery grounds is the well of St. Drostan (or Dunstan), the tenth-century missionary and patron Canterbury. Since its acquisition by the Pernod Richard company in 1974, Aberlour has been well marketed in France, where it is one of the most popular of Scotch whiskies. The company also owns the Irish Distillers Group.

From the Whisky pilot by Uniqum Systems :
Aberlour was founded in 1826 by James Gordon & Peter Weir at the feet of Ben Rinnes. The distillery was rebuilt in 1879 after a fire. This is the date which appears on the label. In 1973 the distillery was re-equipped with four stills.
The Aberlour Glenlivet Distillery Company is a subsidiary of Campbell Distillers, itself a part of Pernod-Ricard. Aberlour is a delightful village by the Lour at the foot of Ben Rinnes, from the summit of which, ten counties (from Caithness in the north, to Perthshire in the south) are visible. The early Christian missionary, St. Dunstan (or St. Drostan as he was known in Scotland) used the waters of the Lour for baptisms.
Aberlour is situated about a quarter of a mile below the Linn of Ruthrie, a 30 foot cascade on Ben Rinnes which falls into the pool which gives rise to the Lour Burn. The distillery is about 300 yards from the Lour's confluence with the River Spey.
The water is taken from a spring on Ben Rinnes.

Aberlour 15 and 18 Year Old Sherry Finish A aberlour whisky glass The aberlour visitor center entrance The Aberlour distillery sign.


BOTTLINGS


Aberlour 10
Years Old
Aberlour 10 years old Another Aberlour 10yo bottle Aberlour 10 years old - the label Aberlour 10 years old a not so greate picture
Age : 10 Years Old
Vol : 43%
Type : Pure single Highland Malt
Price 100 Cls. Dkr. 199,- tax free in Copenhagen Airport.
6.000 Yen
Remark :  Highland Malt whisky from Speyside says it all.

Aberlour 15
Years Old
Aberlour 15 years old Aberlour 15 years old single Highland Malt sherry wood finish
Age : 15 Years Old
Vol : 43%
Type : Single Highland Malt – Sherry wood finish
Price No pricecheck yet.
Remark :  Highland Malt whisky from Speyside says it all.

Aberlour 100 Proof
Age : ? Years Old
Vol : ?%
Price (in Danish kr. 100cls. : 213,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport)

Aberlour Antique
Age : ? Years Old
Vol : ?%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : 265,- tax free in Whisky World – Copenhagen Airport)

Aberlour 25 Years Old
William Cadenhead Ltd.
Age : 25 Years old.
Vol : 46%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,-)

Aberlour
Old sherry wood.
Age : 15 and 18 Year Old
Vol : ?%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,-)

Aberlour Vintage
William Cadenhead.
  Aberlour whisky label. Calrngorm Whisky Centre cask strength
Age : Different vintage's.
Vol : ?%
Price (in Danish kr. 70cl. : ?,-)

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


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