Specialty shops in UK, EU and major US cities Highly recommended For the details… Islay’s Bruichladdich distillery produces three distinct varietals: the core Bruichladdich range, using unpeated malt, Port Charlotte, using heavily peated malt, and Octomore, using super heavily peated malt. Port Charlotte is the nearest town, and also the name of a now defunct …
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Inchgower 14 (Flora and Fauna)
Limited - UK or EU specialty shops Recommended For the details… The only coastal distillery on Speyside, the Inchgower distillery was founded in 1871, although its history traces back another 50 years before that. Tochineal distillery, founded in 1825, was owned by the Wilson family. The distillery’s water supply went dry, and then owner Alexander …
Glenglassaugh Revival
Fairly widely available Recommended For the details… Glenglassaugh, located along a relatively distillery-sparse section of Scotland’s east coast near the town of Portsoy. Never a major distilling area, Glenglassaugh is one of a handful still in operation there. It was built in 1874 by a local businessman, James Moir. That Glenglassaugh is still in operation …
The Glenlivet 12
Everywhere! A good introduction For the details… Few distilleries have the mystique and the pull of Glenlivet. There seems to have been illicit distilling in the vicinity from at least 1774, when Andrew Smith began running stills at Upper Drumin. His son George inherited the concern in 1817, and was one of the first on …
Caol Ila 13 year old – Gordon & MacPhail (Discovery)
Fairly wide availability Recommended! For the details… Caol Ila was founded in 1846 by Hector Henderson. The distillery is located in the town of Port Askaig, which gives its name to a single malt brand that is frequently sourced from Caol Ila. The plant faces across the Sound of Islay (the “caol ila” in Gaelic) …
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