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Distillery |
KNOCKANDO DISTILLERY PROFILE |
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Knockando Built In1898 By Kockando-Glenlivet Distillery Co., Ten Months After Malt Whisky Production Had Started In May 1899, The Distillery Closed Again.1900 J. Thomson & Co., |
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1904 W. & A. Gilbey Ltd. Bought The Knockando Distillery. 1962 IDV Ltd Formed By Joining of W. & A. Gilbey And Unwin's, Owners of Justerini & Brooks |
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1969 Renovated - Stills Increased From 2-4. The Knockando Distillery Is Located Next to The Famous River Spey.It's A Fairly Picturesque Distillery |
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Distilled |
With Quite A Few Warehouses On The Premises, Some of Which Had Been Used As Floor Maltings Until 1968. After The Maltings Were Converted to |
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Size |
Warehouses Knockando Bought Its (Lightly Peated) Malt From Local Maltsters. |
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Proof |
Only 8% of The Production of Knockando Is Marketed As Single Malt. The Rest Is Used For Blends Like J&B And Spey Royal. |
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Notes |
Knockando Is Gaelic For "Little Black Hill". Knockando Was The First Speyside Distillery to Use Electricity. Water Source The Cardnach Spring. |
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