Whisky Forum - millbuie vintage 1977

tam the dram · Member Joined: 21 Mar 2011 Posts: 7

Hi a friend of mine has a bottle of whisky but i cant find any info on the distillery etc. has any of the forum members heard of it. this is what the bottle says

Millbuie Vintage 1977
Speyside Single Cask
Cleghorn Distillers Lanark Scotland
Distilled 26May 1977
Cask no 4101
Bottle no 82 of 222
100proof-- 60.6%vol

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1405

There is no or has there been a Millbuie distillery to my knowledge. I would guess Cleghorn Distillers are/was an independent bottler and for whatever reason they havent put the name of the distillery on the bottle where the whisky was produced they simply say it was produced in Speyside.

Does the label say when it was bottled?

Genuine Risk · Guest

Trying to do this on my phone but not easy, type Millbuie into google maps and see what distillery is closest. I was getting Elgin which suggests Glen Moray but if you check on your computer should be easier to see.

Braden · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:20 pm Post subject:

I have never heard of a Millbuie distillery and certainly not in operation in 1977, definitely a made up name by an independent bottler.

There are a few Speyside distilleries that dont like independent bottlers putting there distillery name on bottles so it may be one of those. Very rare to see the Glenfarclas or Glenfiddich names on a bottle from a independent bottler, you never know it could be one of those in your bottle.

bodger · Single Malt Member Joined: 17 Dec 2010 Posts: 27

Millbuie public Park is Right in the heart of the Distillery`s , mid way between Coleburn(silent) and Glen Elgin . The area that Linkwood gets it`s Production Water and a mile from Glenlossie /Mannochmore , Benriach and Longmorn so take your pick

Genuine Risk · Guest

Just had a wee look i am going to put another name in the hat Dallas Dhu, it is nearest to Mill buie hill. Glen Moray is not out the window though.

Blackadder · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:59 pm Post subject:

This really doesnt help much but i will add my pennies worth, Cleghorn is a village in Lanark but i have never come across any bottlings from Cleghorn Distillers before so i would guess they are one of many that existed in the 1970's but has long gone. I could be wrong.