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Lowlands
1837
Lammermuir Hill Springs
United Distillers & Vintners
Operational
Yes
+44 (0)1875 342004
(Call for visiting hours) |
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Glenkinchie is one of the last operating
distilleries in Lowland Scotland. It is
located just 15 miles from Edinburgh in
an area known as the "Garden Of
Scotland".
The distillery was founded
between 1825 and 1833 by the brothers
George and John Rate, it was originally
named Milton Distillery. They renamed it
Glenkinchie in 1837. In 1853 the Rate
brothers went bankrupt and
the buildings of the distillery lay
empty, being primarily used as a
cowshed.
In the 1881 Glenkinchie was bought
and restored by a consortium of whisky merchants and blenders from Edinburgh and Leith.
The rebuilding took about 10 years.
Production was re-established after rebuilding the distillery and
malting floors. The distillery stopped
using its own malting floors in 1969.
Today the distillery belongs to United
Distillers & Vintners. The distillery
was always pretty much unknown for
years, but became famous when UDV
integrated the Glenkinchie Malt into
their
Classic
Malts collection in 1988. The
distillery has an excellent museum and
is very much worth a visit. Glenkinchie
malt is also used in blends such as Haig, Johnny Walker, Buchanan
and Dimple. Glenkinchie malt is light, soft,
round and sweetish, although it is drier
than most other Lowland malts. Some
smoke, nutmeg and bite.
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Glenkinchie Tasting Notes
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 Glenkinchie
10 Year Old Single Malt.
Colour:
Deep gold.
Nose:
Soft and delicate aroma, with grassy and
slightly sweet, fruity notes.
Taste:
Light body. Smooth and malty with a touch of peat.
Finish:
Dry and clean, with a soft and mellow
afterglow.
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Glenkinchie offer you the following choice
of single malts:
- 10 Year Old Single Malt.
- 12 Year Old Single Malt.
- 1990 Distillers Edition.
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