Glen Garioch Scotch Whisky
Glen Garioch Scotch whisky distillery was established along with a brewery on the site of an old tannery in1794.
The distillery takes its water supply from the Percock Hills.
In 1856 The Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Railway opened nearby, so the whisky casks no longer had to travel to Aberdeen by ox cart.
The Distillery was closed for the duration of the Second World War and some buildings used as army dormitories. Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD) restored production in 1946.
Due to a limited water source SMD closed the distillery in 1968 and offered it for sale. Two years later Stanley P Morrison Ltd paid £150,000 for the distillery and low-level production resumed.
During 1972 Glen Garioch became the first distillery in Scotland to gas fire its stills.
Planning permission was obtained in 1977 for the greenhouse project to make use of waste heat from the distillation process. The following year the Greenhouse project supervised by BBC Scotland’s Jim McColl was opened.
In July 1994 Stanley P Morrison Ltd was acquired by Suntory Ltd; they mothballed the distillery the following year. However in 1997 the distillery was returned to the now Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntory Ltd, and the distillery was renovated and re-opened.
Glen Garioch Whisky Tasting Notes
Distillery Style
Nose : Peaty, aromatic, estary.
Palate : Medium bodied. Malty, buttery, nutty.
Finish : Very long. Honey, spices, fruity.
