This is a 1975 Ladybank. A bottling of Signatory. On www.singlemalt.tv you can see a splendid tasting note discription of this whisky by Charles MacLean.
A 1981 Glenugie 24 years old. This distillery is now demolished.
A beautiful Tuesday evening in a private cinema watching whiskygalore on a bright screen.
Sipping 25 years old Glen farclas
This is a Tomintoul from 1966 bottled by Jack Wiebers. A wonderfull European Oak Sherry whisky.
This is a 1966 Jack Wiebers botteling, botteled in 2003.
A rare Glenlochy distilled 1980 bottled 2008 under Signatory.
The distillery was build in 1898 in Fort Williams by David McAndie. He used the water from the river Nevis. Production started on the 4th of April in 1901. McAndie wanted to make a big profit from the whiskyboom but unfortunately he started his bussines in the middle of the Pattison crises. The distillery was closed from 1917 till 1924 en from 1926 till 1937. From 1934 till 1937 it was owned by Thomas Leslie Rankin. In 1937 bought by Train & McIntyre for Associated Scottish Distillers, a daughter of National Distillers of America. In 1953 handed over to SMD and DCL. Closed in 1983 en April 1986 partly demolished. The total demolishing of the maltingfloor and kilns were prevented by the District Council (I will spent a toast on them for the effort). In 1991 they build appartments in the former malting floor and kiln buildings, which can be rented as a Holiday lodge. In 1992 the buildings were bought by West Coasts Inns Ltd. A few years ago the spirit safe of the distillery was sold during an auction.
OK an expensive bottle (what is expensive?), but remember the last shirt hasn't any pocket's, my friends!
The distillery was founded in 1826. Burned down in 1837. The distillery was bought in 1920 by the Glenfiddich Grant's and stayed in the company for 40 years. In 1995 closed and afterwards found it's way to Pernod Ricard via Allied Distillers. at the 1st of May 2002 the distillery was reopend, unfortunatly the maltingfloors weren't opened too. In 2008 the distillery was sold to Beriach Distillery Company. This whisky is superb whisky which was matured in very good sherry casks. I've enjoyed this whisky over the years many times and it's still one of my favorites.
Glen Keith 10 years old. The distilley is mothballed since 2001. It was build in an old mill in 1957 by the Chivas Brothers. Chivas did a lot of experiments in this distillery. Till 1970 they even had a triple distillation. A peaty version, which is very rare is called Glen Isla.
Inverleven 1985. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail. The former distillery which was also used to create the Ballentines blend is now demolished. The stills of this distillery are now owned by Bruichladdich. In January they installed the Lomond still from this distillery, called "Ugly Betty".
A bottle of Banff from the Connoisseurs Choice collection. The bottlers are Gordon & McPhail. Distilled 1976 Bottled 2002.
The distillery was bombed during the Second World War. The Germans thought they hit a amunition factory. Ducks in the pond were drunk, the cows didn't gave milk for a week, salmon was easy to catch and a local fireman was being sacked, because he was passing whisky in his helmet to other firefighters.
This is a Signatory bottling of Bruichladdich 1969 bottled in 1990.
Signatory means bound by a signed agrement. When Signatory started in 1988 they wanted to signe every bottle by a famous person. But before they found anybody to signe the first bottleing (a Glenlivet 1968) a bottles where already sold. They soon left behind that goal. But started something totaly new. Bottelings with different ages, cask numbers, bottles numbered and even the distillation and botteling date on the label. Thank you Signatory!!!
Basrley Loft
Whisky Willem and Gills of the whiskyhills during a presentation in January.
St. Louis on tour with Haro's Ground Zero BMX Bike Team, c. Spring 1992