Website: http://www.bladnoch.co.uk/
Bladnoch,
the most southern distillery of Scotland, was originally a farm
created between 1814 and 1817 by the McClelland family. The family
has been the owner of the distillery until 1871 when it was given
up to the company T&A McClelland and Co who made some alterations
in 1878.
The distillery has been closed often since 1930 and has been mothballed in
1993.
During the 40's, T&A McClelland became part of the Irish distiller Dunville & Co
from Belfast. This company did not reopen the distillery, but sold it after World
War II to Ross & Coulter who resold it to A.B. Grant who finally reopened
the distillery under the name of Bladnoch Distillery Ltd in 1956.
A.B. Grant was taken over by Ian Fisher, shareholder of McGown & Cameron
from Glasgow. The distillery has also belonged to Inver House Distillers Ltd
between 1973 and 1983, before closing its doors again for 2 years. After this
last closing, it has been acquired by Arthur Bell & Sons who modernised the
distillery. The group became part of Guinness who acquired the D.C. L. group
one year later to become the distillery branch called "United Distillers & Vintners".
UDV closed the distillery in 1993, together with Balmenach, Rosebank et Pittyvaich.
Raymond Armstrong, an Irish businessman acquired it on year later. A visitor
centre and and an Internet site were opened in 1998, in the hope the distillery
would reopen soon. This was the hope of lots of whisky lovers, as the malt coming
from this Lowlands distillery is really outstanding.
This reopening happened in 2000.
However, the production is confidential at the moment, limited at about 100.000
litres a year.
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
16 years |
Alcohol |
55° |
Particularity |
Cask Strength |
Bottler |
Official |
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
15 years |
Alcohol |
55° |
Particularity |
Cask Strength |
Bottler |
Official |
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol |
43° |
Bottler |
Official |
Bladnoch 1988 Signatory Vintage |
|
Age |
12 years |
Alcohol |
43° |
Bottler |
Signatory |
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol |
43° |
Cask |
Bourbon |
Bottler |
The Ultimate Single Malt |
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol |
58,5° |
Particularity |
Cask Strength |
Bottler |
James McArthur |
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol |
43° |
Particularity |
Non chill filtered |
Bottler |
James McArthur |
Bladnoch
|
|
Age |
18 years |
Alcohol |
55,5° |
Particularity |
Cask Strength |
Bottler |
Signatory |
Bladnoch 1990 |
|
Age |
16 years |
Bottler |
John McDougall |
Alcohol |
54.2° |
Price/litre |
|
Bladnoch 1989 |
|
Age |
18 years |
Bottler |
Cadenhead |
Alcohol |
47,8° |
There are only three active distilleries left in the Lowlands. This area was during the 18th and 19th century the main producer of whisky. This area has seen the birth of the industrail production of whisky.
Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information about the Lowlands area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow
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