Glen Spey Scotch Whisky
Glen Spey Scotch whisky distillery was established the in 1885 by James Stuart a local corn merchant with distilling interests in The Macallan distillery at Craigellachie.
He appears to have built a distilling utility on to his oatmeal mill called Mills of Rothes and this developed to become the fully-fledged Glen Spey distillery.
The water used in the production comes from the Doonie Burn.
The Glen Spey distillery was sold to W&A Gilbey Company Gin Distillers of London in 1887. This was the first time a non-Scottish company had acquired ownership of a Scotch distillery and is an indication to the extent to which whisky was becoming regarded as an important product.
In 1962 Gilbey merged with Justin & Brooks and United Vintners to form International Distillers & Vintners.
At some point in 1972 IDV was taken over by Grand Metropolitan, Due to the mergers of the 1980-90’s the distillery eventually became part of the Diageo portfolio.
Glen Spey Whisky Tasting Notes
Distillery Style
Nose : Light, malty, fragrant, lightly spiced.
Palate : Medium bodied. Vanilla, honey, delicate spice, nutty.
Finish : Light and slightly dry. Vanilla, honey, a trace of smoke
