Glen Garioch Whisky
Glen Garioch Highland Single Malt Skotsk WhiskyOwner: Region/district: Morrison Bowmore Eastern Highlands (Suntory) Founded: Status: Capacity: 1797 Active (vc) 1 000 000 litres Address: Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire AB51 0ES Tel: website: 01651 873450 www.glengarioch.com History: 1797 – Thomas Simpson founds Glen Garioch. 1837 – The distillery is bought by John Manson & Co., owner of Strathmeldrum Distillery. 1908 – Glengarioch Distillery Company, owned by William Sanderson, buys the distillery. 1933 – Sanderson & Son merges with the gin maker Booth’s Distilleries Ltd. 1937 – Booth´s Distilleries Ltd is acquired by Distillers Company Limited (DCL). 1968 – Glen Garioch is decommissioned. 1970 – It is sold to Stanley P. Morrison Ltd. 1973 – Production starts again. 1978 – Stills are increased from two to three. 1982 – Becomes the first distillery to use gas from the North Sea for heating. 1994 – Suntory controls all of Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd. 1995 – The distillery is mothballed in October. 1997 – The distillery reopens in August. 2004 – Glen Garioch 46 year old is released. 2005 – 15 year old Bordeaux Cask Finish is launched. A visitor centre opens in October. 2006 – An 8 year old is released. 2009 – Complete revamp of the range - 1979 Founders Reserve (unaged), 12 year old, Vintage 1978 and 1990 are released. 2010 – 1991 vintage is released. 2011 – Two vintages, 1986 and 1994, are released. Ovennævnte tekst er fra Malt Whisky Year Book. Tak til Ingvar Ronde, forfatter til Malt Whisky Year Book 2012 - Køb den sidste nye udgave her |
