Craignure
SCOTCH SINGLE MALT WHISKIES > C
THE CRAIGNURE ( 1997 also see Isle of Jura
THE CRAIGNURE
10 years old
40 %
ANCIENT RESERVE
THE MALTS OF SCOTLAND
Single Island Malt
Invergordon Distillers, Leith
ANCIENT RESERVE
THE MALTS OF SCOTLAND
Single Island Malt
Invergordon Distillers, Leith
Uitgebracht voor het eerst in de herfst van 1997 samen met Druichan, Ferintosh, Glenluig en
Kincaple
Invergordon brak toen met de traditie om Single Malt Whiskies, zeker als het gaat om botte-
lingen van de eigenaren de naam van de distilleerderij te gebruiken
Vooral het gebruik van de laatste drie namen, reeds lang gesloten, maar historisch heel be-
langrijke distilleerderijen wekte veel weerstand op.
Van The Craignure wordt gedacht dat hij afkomstig is van Isle of Jura toen in het be-
zit van Invergordon, Druichan zou in die gedachtengang dan Bruichladdich moeten zijn.
Voor Isle of Jura spreekt dat de distilleerderij is gevestigd in Craighouse
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Series of 5 Scotch Single malt Whiskies brought out by Invergordon in Autumn of 1997 which
provoked reaction because of the names for this single malts they were called Craignure,
Druichan, Ferintosh, Glenluig, Kinaple.
When the marketing stratigists of Invergordon used this names they broke with a tradition
that give single malts the names of their distilleries, at least when they were proprietor’s
bottlings.
Invergordon was bought by Jim Beam in 1993, and finished production at the 3 Invergordon distilleries Bruichladdich, Tamnavulin, Tullibardine.
Invergordon owns Isle of Jura distillery in Craighouse and Bruichladdich and most likely Craignure and Druichan came from these, but neither they nor their then parent company,
Whyte & Mackay / JBB Greater Europe / owned by American Brands owned a distillery
in the Lowlands or one named Ferintosh or Glenluig, they described Ferintosh as Speyside
Glenluig as Highland.
The idea is that Glenluig is a Dalmore, Ferintosh is a Tamnavulin, Kincaple is a Glenkinchie,
THE MALTS OF SCOTLAND
GLENKINCHIE (Kincaple)
TAMNAVULIN ( Ferintosh)
DALMORE ( Glenluig)
ISLE OF JURA ( Craignure)
BRUICHLADDICH ( Druichan)