Knockando Scotch Whisky Distillery

Knockando Distillery, Knockando, Morayshire AB38 7RT
Tel: +44 (0)1340 810205

Knockando Distillery General Information

Current Owners	Diageo
Location	Speyside
Water source	The Cardnach Spring.
Stills	2 x wash stills and 2 x spirit stills
Capacity per year	1,400,000 Litres
Status	Active/Producing

Knockando Distillery History

1898	Founded by Kockando-Glenlivet Distillery Co
1900	J. Thomson & Co
1904	W. & A. Gilbey Ltd
1962	IDV Ltd (formed by joining of W. & A. Gilbey and Unwin's, owners of Justerini & Brooks)
1969	Renovated - stills increased from 2-4
1972	Grand Metropolitan
1997	Grand Metropolitan merge with Guinness to form Diageo

Knockando Distillery Comments

Knockando is Gaelic for "Little Black Hill".

Labels state date of distillation and date of bottling.

Major contributor to J&B blends.

Knockando Distillery Bottlings

The label states the year of distillation and the year of bottling allowing the distillers to vary the length of maturation, between normally 12 and 14 years, and bottle when the whisky reaches its best.

Knockando 10 Year Old

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Knockando Distillery Independent Bottlings

Duncan Taylor "Cask Strength"

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