Distilleries Flashcards
Which distillery has the tallest stills in Scotland?
How tall are they?
Glenmorangie
~ 17ft tall
https://whiskyadvocate.com/why-stills-matter/
Which three distilleries still use direct fired heat on their wash stills?
Glenfiddich, Glenfarcas, and Macallan
https://www.whisky.com/information/knowledge/production/details/the-scottish-pot-stills.html#c28135
Which distillery has the largest modern warehouse? How many casks does it hold?
Macallan at Craigellachie
over 70,000 casks
Which highland distilleries are the only two that are not coastal?
Glen Ord (Muir of Ord) and Wolfburn (Thurso)
What is the most northernly mainland distillery
Wolfburn
What North Highland distillery has noticeable notes of waxiness?
Clynelish
Which north highland distillery pioneered “sherry-finishing”
Glenmorangie
What distillery took over the name Ferintosh in 1893
Ben Wyvis
When did George and John Gordon Smith register the name Glenlivet?
1870
Of the central highland farm distilleries founded prior to 1840, what is the leading surviving example?
Edradour
Which distillery is built on the Balmoral Estate and was favored with its first Royal Warrant in 1848?
Royal Lochnagar
What second distillery did Campbeltown’s Springbank open in 2004 named after a distillery that had previously closed?
Glengyle
What new distillery sits on the lands granted to the MacBeatha or MacVey families who were supposedly the physicians that brought distilling to Scotland?
Kilchoman
What is the newest distillery to open on Islay?
Ardnahoe
What is reputed to have been the finest whisky ever made on Islay?
21 yr old malt from Upper Cragabus
