Whisky et distilleries: Forum

THE world-famous whisky industry on the Hebridean island of Islay received a boost yesterday after plans were announced to expand its largest distillery.

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It’s enjoyed all over the world and is worth billions of pounds to the British economy. But Scotch whisky is also undergoing a boom as an investment.

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BenRiach and GlenDronach are two of seven independent Scottish distilleries collaborating to produce a unique whisky and donate all proceeds to the disaster relief effort in Japan.

Each of the seven distilleries, representing the best craft producers in the Scotch whisky business, is donating a cask of its single malt that will be expertly blended to create a limited edition whisky, appropriately called The Spirit of Unity.

The seven are Arran, BenRiach, Bladnoch, GlenDronach, GlenGyle, Kilchoman and Springbank. For whisky fans, they represent acclaimed malt whisky regions - in Islands, Speyside, Highland, Islay, Campbeltown and Lowland.

The Coleburn Distillery at Longmorn, five miles south of Elgin, fell silent when it was closed by owners J&G Stewart Ltd, then Diageo plc, in 1985.

The spirit, which was discovered eight months ago by a Scottish historian, has been launched with a price tag of £870,000 - making it the most expensive spirit in history.

The 105 year old whisky was distilled on the 17th February 1906 at the Aisla T'Orten distillery in the Highlands.

A devastating fire destroyed the buildings after just one day of operation, though a single ceremonial cask survived intact.

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