Glenkinchie lies, as the name might suggest, in a glen of the Kinchie Burn near the village of Pencaitland, East Lothian. It is situated about 15 miles from Edinburgh. The distillery is set in farmland. The name 'Kinchie' is a corruption of 'De Quincy', the original owners of the land. Its origins date back to around 1825 when it was founded by brothers John and George Rate, While there are no direct records it seems likely that Glenkinchie is the Milton Distillery previous recorded in the area.[2] The brothers probably renamed it in about 1837. In 1853, the Rate Brothers were bankrupted and the site converted to a sawmill.
In 1881, the plant was rebuilt and whisky-making restarted under Maj. James Grey.[3]
In 1969 the distillery stopped malting its own grain and the malting floors were turned into a museum of malt whisky.
The Glenkinchie label was relatively little known until 1989, when United Distillers started marketing it under their Classic Malts brand.
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Glenkinchie 12 Year Old Tasting notes: On the nose aromatic and floral notes. On the palate it is sweet with a slight liquorice aftertaste and a dry finish.
Glenkinchie Distillers Edition Tasting notes: On the nose cut hay and malted barley. On the palate, biscuity sweet, digestives and hobnobs. Slight toffee finish.
The Glenkinchie 12 Year Old was named Best Lowland Single Malt at the 2013 World Whiskies Awards.[4]
glenkinchie, distillery, scotch, single, malt, whisky, distillery, east, lothian, scotland, distilleries, lowland, region, owned, drinks, giant, diageo, region, lowlandlocationeast, lothianownerdiageofounded1837foundergeorge, john, ratestatusactivewater, sourc. Glenkinchie distillery is a Scotch single malt whisky distillery in East Lothian Scotland It is one of the six distilleries in the Lowland region 1 It is owned by the drinks giant Diageo Glenkinchie distilleryRegion LowlandLocationEast LothianOwnerDiageoFounded1837FounderGeorge and John RateStatusActiveWater sourceLammermuir Hills BurnsNo of stills1 wash still 30 963 L 1 spirit still 20 998 L Capacity2 700 000 L12 year oldAge s 12 years oldDistiller s EditionAge s 12 years old Contents 1 The Distillery 2 Expressions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksThe Distillery edit nbsp Glenkinchie 12 yearsGlenkinchie lies as the name might suggest in a glen of the Kinchie Burn near the village of Pencaitland East Lothian It is situated about 15 miles from Edinburgh The distillery is set in farmland The name Kinchie is a corruption of De Quincy the original owners of the land Its origins date back to around 1825 when it was founded by brothers John and George Rate While there are no direct records it seems likely that Glenkinchie is the Milton Distillery previous recorded in the area 2 The brothers probably renamed it in about 1837 In 1853 the Rate Brothers were bankrupted and the site converted to a sawmill In 1881 the plant was rebuilt and whisky making restarted under Maj James Grey 3 In 1969 the distillery stopped malting its own grain and the malting floors were turned into a museum of malt whisky The Glenkinchie label was relatively little known until 1989 when United Distillers started marketing it under their Classic Malts brand Expressions editGlenkinchie 12 Year Old Tasting notes On the nose aromatic and floral notes On the palate it is sweet with a slight liquorice aftertaste and a dry finish Glenkinchie Distillers Edition Tasting notes On the nose cut hay and malted barley On the palate biscuity sweet digestives and hobnobs Slight toffee finish The Glenkinchie 12 Year Old was named Best Lowland Single Malt at the 2013 World Whiskies Awards 4 See also editWhisky Scotch whisky List of whisky brands List of distilleries in ScotlandReferences edit The Whisky Barrel Lowland Malts TheWhiskyBarrel com Archived from the original on 8 January 2009 Retrieved 24 December 2008 Tour of Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery Edinbug Retrieved 15 September 2015 Glenkinchie Distillery ScotchWhisky com Retrieved 6 June 2016 Glenkinchie 12 Year Old wins Best Lowland Single Malt Archived from the original on 12 May 2013 Retrieved 10 May 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glenkinchie distillery Glenkinchie 55 53 29 2 N 2 53 29 5 W 55 891444 N 2 891528 W 55 891444 2 891528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glenkinchie distillery amp oldid 1197981367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
