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HAZELBURN
Hazelburn Distillery was a distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland, which was in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925. The distillery was bought by Mackie & Co. in 1920, but shut down in 1926. They are owned two other distilleries, including Springbank Distillery.
Since 2005 Springbank Distillery bottles a whisky called Hazelburn Single Malt.
HIGHLAND PARK
The distillery was founded in 1798, presumably by Magnus Eunson. The name of this whisky does not refer to the area of Scotland known as The Highlands. Highland Park based in Kirkwall, Orkney. Highland Park is also one of the ingredients of The Famous Grouse blend.
Highland Park is one of the few distilleries to malt its own barley, using locally cut peat from Hobbister Moor. The peat is then mixed with heather before being used as fuel.
IMPERIAL
The Imperial distillery was constructed in 1897 by Thomas Mackenzie, an entrepreneur who already owned two other malt whisky distilleries; Dailuaine and Talisker. The Imperial distillery was acquired and re-opened by Allied Distillers in 1989, only to be mothballed again in 1998.
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The distillery was closed for more than half of its life contributed to its obscurity, as well as the fact that no official bottling existed.
INCHGOWER
The distillery was built in 1871 to replace Tochineal distillery but liquidated in 1903. The current operator of Inchgower is Diageo. As of 1966 Inchgower has operated four stills. The distillations of Inchgower contribute a major component of Bell's blended whisky.
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The Inchgower is classified as a Lower Speyside Malt and takes its water from a burn rising in the Menduff Hills.
INVERLEVEN
Inverleven (a.k.a. Dumbarton) was built relatively recently (in 1938) by the company Hiram Walker & Sons. The huge distillery complex in Dumbarton islicensed to George Ballantine & Son Ltd. and still produces whisky for the Ballantine's blend to this day.
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The Loch Lomond distillery a few miles north. Both malt distilleries on the site were closed in 1991 and mothballed in 1992.
ISLE OF JURA
The distillery didn't open until 1810, the people of Jura were entitled to distil whisky for personal consumption. Island of Jura located off the West Coast of Scotland. The distillery is owned by United Breweries Group of India.
"Origin" is a ten year old whisky. This lightly peated malt is made from a selection of aged Jura single malt whiskies. "Diurachs' Own" is sixteen years old. "Prophecy" is a heavily peated malt.
KILCHOMAN
Kilchoman distillery began production in June 2005, and was the first to be built on the island of Islay in 124 years. She is on Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. The distillery uses barley grown on site at Rockside Farm and malted at the distillery, as well as malt from the Port Ellen maltings and releases separate bottlings depending on the source of the grain.
The distillery first filled casks on 14 December 2005 and the distillery began bottling 3 year old single malt in September 2009. First miniatures are with spirit, because they are under 3yr old.
KILKERRAN / GLENGYLE
Glengyle distillery is a distillery, founded in 1872 by William Mitchell and completed in 1873. In late 2000 the company of Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd. was formed with the express purpose of renovating and rebuilding the Glengyle distillery. Production at the new Glengyle distillery began in 2004 with the first spirit expected to be ready by 2014.
The whisky from the new Glengyle distillery will not be called Glengyle, rather it will be bottled under the name Kilkerran. This is because the name is owned by Loch Lomond Distillers, and used for their vatted malt.
KINCLAITH
The Kinclaith was the last Malt whisky still built in Glasgow, within the Strathclyde Grain distillery complex, in 1958. The Kinclaith is the Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Today it is one of the most expensive brands in the world with bottles fetching prices of between $1500 and $4000 each.
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The Kinclaith distillery was closed in 1975.
KINGSBARNS
Kingsbarns distillery is the brainchild of Douglas Clement. From conception in 2009, it took five years for the idea to be formed into a full operational whisky distillery. In 2013, Clement sold the business to the Wemyss family, though he remained as director.
Kingsbarns first opening to the public in December 2014. Whisky is designed to be light, fruity and floral with every element of the process tailored to the Lowland region style.
KININVIE
The Kininvie distillery is a distillery in Dufftown, Moray and she is one of the youngest distilleries in Scotland, began production on 4 July 1990. The distillery was built on the grounds of the Balvenie distillery, and consisted only of a still house. The liquid used by the Kininvie Distillery in their washbacks was piped from the Balvenie distillery some 200 metres away.
In 2013, the company began bottling whisky under the Kininvie name. Its first was a 23-year single malt, distilled in 1990.
KNOCKANDO
Knockando distillery is located in Knockando, Moray. Knockando Distillery was built by John Tytler Thomson in 1898. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Cnoc an Dhu, meaning "Little Black Hill". Now owner of the Knockando is multinational firm Diageo.
Knockando distillery is home to a famous selection of casks which went into the J & B Ultima blend.
KNOCKDHU / AN CNOC
The distillery was founded in 1893 by John Morrison to produce whisky for Haig's. She is located in Knock, Banffshire. Owner of the Knockdhu is Inver House Distillers Limited.
Knockdhu Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is currently bottled under the Gaelic name anCnoc meaning "the hill". Previously named Knockdhu was renamed anCnoc in 1994 to avoid confusion with Knockando.
