The location chosen by John & Alexander Manson for their malt whisky distillery in 1797 was an obvious one. Oldmeldrum in the celebrated 'Valley of the Garioch' was named "The Granary of Aberdeenshire", famous for producing the finest barley in all of Scotland.
The distillery, which originally incorporated a brewery and tannery, stands on the very edge of the town Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire. The Garioch — pronounced 'Geery' — is a tract of richly fertile land, some 150 square miles (390 km2) in extent. The location is known as ‘the granary of Aberdeenshire’, where barley and crystal springs have been abundant for over a thousand years, so it is not surprising that Glen Garioch Distillery was established as early as 1794 — one of the oldest operating distilleries in Scotland.
In 1968 the production of Glen Garioch was suspended on account of 'chronic water shortages'; however, in 1972 a manager was appointed with a brief to find another water source. A spring was discovered on a neighbouring farm. It came to be called ‘The Silent Spring’ as it could neither be seen nor heard.
Leading with the 1797 Founder’s Reserve at the heart of the range, Glen Garioch will periodically release hand selected individual batches of stock. Launched as ‘Single Batch Releases’, the first will be the Glen Garioch 1990 Vintage and the Glen Garioch 1978 Vintage which will join the 1797 Founder’s Reserve.
It is operated by Morrison Bowmore Distillers, which is owned by the Japanese company Beam Suntory.
Brander, Michael (1996). Brander's guide to Scotch whisky (5 ed.). New York: Globe Pequot. p. 77. ISBN1558214801. OCLC 34851266.
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Glen Garioch distillery
May 04, 2023
glen, garioch, distillery, coordinates, 3385194, 3193583, 3385194, 3193583, pronounced, geery, doric, dialect, aberdeen, oldest, whisky, distilleries, scotland, dating, back, 1797, region, highlandlocationaberdeenshireownerbeam, suntoryfounded1797statusoperati. Coordinates 57 20 18 67 N 2 19 9 69 W 57 3385194 N 2 3193583 W 57 3385194 2 3193583 Glen Garioch distillery pronounced Geery in the Doric dialect of Aberdeen is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland dating back to 1797 2 Glen Garioch distilleryRegion HighlandLocationAberdeenshireOwnerBeam SuntoryFounded1797StatusOperationalWater sourceThe Silent Spring of Coutens FarmNo of stills2 wash 20 000 10 000 L 2 spirit 11 000 L 1 Capacity1 000 000 LGlen Garioch Highland Single Malt Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe location chosen by John amp Alexander Manson for their malt whisky distillery in 1797 was an obvious one Oldmeldrum in the celebrated Valley of the Garioch was named The Granary of Aberdeenshire famous for producing the finest barley in all of Scotland The distillery which originally incorporated a brewery and tannery stands on the very edge of the town Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire The Garioch pronounced Geery is a tract of richly fertile land some 150 square miles 390 km2 in extent The location is known as the granary of Aberdeenshire where barley and crystal springs have been abundant for over a thousand years so it is not surprising that Glen Garioch Distillery was established as early as 1794 one of the oldest operating distilleries in Scotland In 1968 the production of Glen Garioch was suspended on account of chronic water shortages however in 1972 a manager was appointed with a brief to find another water source A spring was discovered on a neighbouring farm It came to be called The Silent Spring as it could neither be seen nor heard Leading with the 1797 Founder s Reserve at the heart of the range Glen Garioch will periodically release hand selected individual batches of stock Launched as Single Batch Releases the first will be the Glen Garioch 1990 Vintage and the Glen Garioch 1978 Vintage which will join the 1797 Founder s Reserve It is operated by Morrison Bowmore Distillers which is owned by the Japanese company Beam Suntory See also EditList of whisky distilleries in Scotland List of historic whisky distilleriesNotes Edit Glen Garioch on whisky com Brander 1996 p 77 References EditBrander Michael 1996 Brander s guide to Scotch whisky 5 ed New York Globe Pequot p 77 ISBN 1558214801 OCLC 34851266 External links EditGlen Garioch distillery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glen Garioch distillery amp oldid 1141012549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
