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BenRiach, the distillery has numerous aged and named
whiskies.

The 12yr old GlenDronach bottles
show what a change of ownership
can do to presentation.

Construction of the
Glenglassaugh distillery began in
1873 on Craig Mills farm and was
finished in 1875. It was built by
the Glenglassaugh Distillery
Company, which was owned by
local wine & spirit merchant
James Moir and four partners. The distillery changed hands several
times before being closed in 1908.

It was re-opened in 1960 and between then and
1986 when it was mothballed again, it supplied
the base malts for blends such as Famous
Grouse and Cutty Sark. It was re-opened yet
again in 2008 under new owners who sold it to
our three happy partners in 2013.

In April 2016 the three distilleries were purchased
by Brown-Forman for £285 million.

“We feel
immensely
privileged
to have been custodians of this business for
the last 12 years, and to be associated with
these wonderful brands and great distilleries,”
said Billy Walker, managing director of The
BenRiach Distillery Company Limited. “Our
team have energized these distilleries and
engaged creatively and successfully with the
premium end of the market. We are very
confident that Brown-Forman will take The
GlenDronach, BenRiach, and Glenglassaugh
brands to the next level, fulfil their full
potential, and prove to be worthy custodians
of these historic distilleries.”

The good news is that all three distilleries have numerous malts that have yet to
appear in miniature. And we can see ‘Bourbon Cask Matured’ whisky on the horizon
with Brown Forman now owning them.

Frank Wynn & David Smith

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