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GLENGLASSAUGH

12 years old

LAST BOTTLE AND EMPTY

43 %

Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy

The Glenglassaugh Distillery is situated on the shored of the Moray Firth close to the fishing village of Portsy in the county of Banffshire. Esta¬blished in 1875 on the site of a smuggler's bothy, it takes it's name from the Glenglassaugh burn which runs past the distillery's on it's way to the sea.

GLENGLASSAUGH

21 years old

40 %

CONNOISSEURS CHOICE

Distilled 1967

Bottled 1989

Proprietors: The Highland Distilleries Ltd

Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GLENGLASSAUGH

14 years old

40 %

CONNOISSEURS CHOICE

Distilled 1983

Bottled 1997

Proprietors: The Highland Distilleries Ltd

Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

16 December 2011

First cask filling day 16 december 2008,

16 december 2010 the spirit is done in 2 hogsheads: a First Fill ex – Pedro Ximenez

and a First Fill ex – Palo Cortado cask.

16 september 2010 the spirit returned in his first cask.

16 december 2011 the first bottling of 650 bottles a 90,00 pound.

GLENGLASSAUGH

22 years old

56,9 %

SCOTT'S SELECTION

Natural Cask Strenght

Distilled 1974

Bottled 1996

Undiluted

Robert Scott & Co, Rutherclen

GLENGLASSAUGH

20 years old

52.0 %

SINGLE CASK

SCOTCH MALT WHISKY

Date Distilled Jan 78

Date Bottled Feb 98

Society Cask No. code 21.13

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,

The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

' A dream for a wild day'

This distillery near Portsoy with a windmill at its entrance, has spent most of its life in mothballs. The last tome it was in production was in 1986, but your Nosing Panel has often been impressed by this unusual malt produced there and this example is no exception.

The colour is deep amber, tinged with khaki. The beading is good. The unreduced nose is of cod liver oil a 'Fishy' aroma seems to be salient characteristic of this whisky - against a background of composted beech and green ivy.

When water is added, it changes direction dramatically, becoming more estery (rember those pineapple cube sweeties?) then changes again to dry out like hot sand.

Straight the flavour is sweet and buttery; mouthwarming, with treacle toffee in the finish. With water (don't add to much) it continues sweet and smouth, coating the tongue with pineapple and leaving a fruity aftertaste.

GLENGLASSAUGH

26 years old

57,8 %

SINGLE CASK

SCOTCH MALT WHISKY

Date Distilled Oct 73

Date Bottled Feb 00

Society Cask No. code 21.16

Outturn 584 bottles

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,

The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

'Cherry liqueur chocolates'

The first time this malt was ever bottled by his owners was in the limited 'Family Silver' Edition last year, yet it is a great favourite with your nosing panel, on the rare occasions we have encountered it. The distillery itself, which incorporates a windmill and is situated near Portsy, has had a stop-start existence. This ancient cask did not disappoint.

Deep amber in colour (it comes from a Butt), with a syrupy, stewed-fruity nose and a hint of fresh burlap (hessian) as the only evidence of its age. Water brings up the nose and brings out fruit; tinned peaches, tinned pears, tinned fruit cocktail. The flavour, straight, is a must; big fruit, then a burst of cherry liqueur chocolates (the ondes with glace cherry, filled with kirsch and covered in dark chocolate). After this explosion, the diluted flavour is some what disappointing; not so sweet, with a drier finish, although still quite long, and with lingering memories of chocolate. Very unusual, and reserved for connoisseurs.

GLENGLASSAUGH

19 years old

52,5 %

SINGLE CASK

SCOTCH MALT WHISKY

Date Distilled Apr 84

Date Bottled May 03

Society Cask code 21.23

Outturn 271 Bottles

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,

The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

'Slowest legs ever'

This whisky comes from the coast between Potsoy and Cullen. A sherry butt has given it a fantastic treacle toffee colour and the slowest legs ever

The unreduced nose is of Moffat toffees, mint and whisky marmelade.

With water (and it can take a bit more than you might expect for a sherried dram) it has cherry stones, brown sugar and spent coffee grounds, matches and driftwood bonfire.

It is slightly drying but delicious in the mouth with flavours of prunes and the finest smoked beef. An extremely well integrated and satisfying wee sensation

GLENGLASSAUGH

14 years old

40 %

THE MACPHAIL'S COLLECTION

Selected Single Distilleries

VINTAGE 1986

Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GLENGLASSAUGH

18 years old

40 %

VINTAGE 1986

THE MACPHAIL'S COLLECTION

Selected Single Distilleries

Bottled 2004

Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GLENGLASSAUGH

VINTAGE 1973

40%

RESERVE

THE FAMILY SILVER

Limited Bottling

Highland Distillers plc, Perth

Every once in a while, and entirely at their discretion, The Board of Directors at Highland Distillers authorise a special limited edition of a vintage malt whisky that, to the nose of the Master Distiller, has reached the peak of perfection. This bottle contains such a exclusive vintage, savour it as you would a Rare Heirdoom that has been passed down to you.

GLENGLASSAUGH

25 years old

45,2 %

Speyside

AUTHENTIC COLLECTION

Cask Strenght

distilled 1978

Wood Type: Sherry Hogshead

Bottled March 2003

No. of Bottles 228

Wm. Cadenhead Limited,

Campbeltown, Argyll

Wm. Cadenhead Limited: An independent bottler not connected with the distiller.

Wm. Cadenhead bottles all products as single cask. To ensure all thenatural character of the product we do not chill filter or add caramel.

GLENGLASSAUGH

27 years old

46,8 %

VINTAGE 1976

Distilled on 17.12.76

Cask No. 2383

Bottled 18.5.04

Numbered Bottles

257 Bottles

Natural Colour

Signatory Vintage

Scotch Whisky Co, Ltd, Edinburgh

GLENGLASSAUGH

THE SPIRIT DRINK

that blushes to speak its name

50 %

Limited Release

A SINGULAR POT STILL NEW SPIRIT

8000 bottles of 50 cl

Distilled & Bottled by Glenglassaugh Distillery Co, Ltd

Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

For just six short months, Glen ------------gh’s New Spirit has matured in rare Californian red

wine casks taking on a modest flush of colour. With all the joy, hope and glamour of life be –

fore it, we give you a spirit as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is good enough

to drink.

Production resumed at Glenglassaugh when Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister and our

local M P, turned the switch to re – start our pre – War Porteus Mill on November 24th 2008

As he told us later, as a very young M P he’d watched the distillery being mothballed and al –

ways hoped to see it working once again.

We were happy to oblige but, we may now confess, were just a trifle nervous when the first spirit ran from our stills a few days later.

In fact, we need not have worried. The proven experise of our distillers – M D Stuart Nickerson, Manager Graham Eunson and stillman Alan Willetts – combined with the traditional design of the Glenglassaugh pot stills produced a new make that saw quiet smiles

of satisfaction for a job well done.

But the story only starts as a new make spirit runs from the still. We selected a wide range of

casks to hold the precious first distillation, curious as to how the interaction of spirit and wood

would shape the eventual character of this legendary malt

As chance would have it, the opportunity came to purchase a small parcel of oak casks from California, previously used to age red wines of fine and distinguished provenance. The barrels

Were sound and crafted by experienced coopers. It seemed too good a chance to spurn and we

embraced the opportunity of a modest experiment

In six short months the impact has been spectacular. The new spirit retains all its freshness but

has acquired a tasteful red patina, reminiscent of a Californian blush wine

GLENGLASSAUGH

VINTAGE 1 9 8 6

40 %

23 years old

THE MACPHAIL's

COLLECTION

Selected Single Distilleries

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled 1986

Bottled 2009

Special selected produced and bottled

Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GGLENGLASSAUGH

VINTAGE 1 9 8 6

40 %

MACPHAIL 's COLLECTION

SELECTED SINGLE DISTILLERIES

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Distilled 1986

Bottled 2009

Specially Selected, Produced and Bottled by,

Gordon & Macphail, Elgin

GLENGLASSAUGH

46 %

REVIVAL

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Non Chill Filtered & Natural Colour

Distilled, Matured & Bottled at

Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy.

Bay is a distillery which lay silent and forgotten for over two decades.

It’s heritage stretches back to 1875 and the distinctive fruity character of it’s whisky

is loved by all who discover it.

After being mothballed for over 20 years, new indendent owners restarted production.

The first whisky from this refurbished distillery is now available for single malt scotch

whisky lovers.

The Glenglassaugh aged whiskies which were produced in the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1908’s

continue to win top international recognition with their complexity, balance and finesse

being a hallmark.

REVIVAL is a distinctive Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky produced using only the finest

ingredients and bottled without use of added colouring and without chill – filtration.

Robust in style, sweet and fruity whilst rounded and creamy, with perfect balancing sherry

notes and a slight whiff of sea – air.

GLENGLASSAUGH

21 YEARS

46 %

PER TERRA QUOD MARE

Single Highlabd Malt Scotch Whisky

Numbered Bottles

Non Chill Filtered

Hand Bottled by the distillery, Portsoy,

Aberdeenshire

Glenglassaugh is a rare and enduring Highland maltthat has been crafted by the elements

and for a few. Full of character and complexity, Glenglassaugh 21 year old has rich sherry

aromas and hints of creamy fudge toffee and boiled sweets.

GLENGLASSAUGH

EVOLUTION PER TERRA

QUOD MARE

57,2 %

SMALL BATCH EX -

TENNESSEE CASK MATURED

FIRST FILL EX - GEORGE DICKEL

TENNESSE WHISKY BARREL

CASK STRENGHT

Natural Colour

No Chill - Filtration

Distilled, matured & bottled at

Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy

Glenglassaugh Distillery, standing on the Moray Firth Coast at the edge of Sandend Bay

is a distillery which lay silent and forgotten for over two decades.

It’s heritage stretches back to 1875 and the distinctive fruity character of it’s whisky is

loved by all who discover it.

After being mothballed for over 20 years, new independent owners restarted production

The first whisky from this refurbished distillery is now available for single malt scotch whisky

lovers everywhere.

The Glenglassaugh aged whiskies which were produced in the 1960s, 1970’s and 1980’s

continue to win top international recognition with their complexity, balance and finesse

being hallmark.

EVOLUTION is an exclusive and very limited one – of release from single variety oak cask

styles. Bottled on – site at natural strength, natural colour and without use of chill – filtration.

This expression was matured in first fill ex – George Dickel, Tennesse whisky barrels and

shows great depth of character and finesse, a harmonious combination of whisky and oak.

Sweet, buttery vanilla mingles with caramelized pears, apples and earthy coconut tones

resulting in a smooth, rounded dram for any occasion.

GLENGLASSAUGH

Aged 37 years

48.1 %

SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

FROM A SINGLE CASK

Date Distilled 27th Dec 1974

Cask Type: Refill Hoghshead /

ex Bourbon

One of 188 Bottles

Society Single Cask No: 21.28

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,

The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh

"Relaxing in a tropical garden"

GLENGLASSAUGH

T O R F A

50 %

Richly Peated Highland Single Malt

Scotch Whisky

Non Chill Filtered

Natural Colour

Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy

Glenglassaugh Distillery, standing on the Moray Firth Coast at the edge of Sanden Bay,

is a distillery which lay silent and forgotten for over two decades. Its heritage stretches

back to 1875 and the distinctive fruity character of its whisky is loved by all who discover

it.

After being mothballed for over 20 years, production was restarted in 2008. The first

whiskies from this refurbished distillery are now available to single malt Scotch whisky

lovers everywhere.

At Glenglassaugh, in addition to the traditional production, we also produce a very limited

quantity of whisky using richly peated malted barley ar the cereal varietal. The malted

barley has been dried in the traditional way, over peat infused kilns, giving the whisky

its unique smoky flavor. Glenglassaugh “Torfu”, with its peaty, phenolic nature, is a

unique expression and is quite different to the usual style of whisky produced in the High-

lands. “Torfa”, referring to the Old Norse word for peat, is a brooding, edge character,

whose personality is to be found at the darker end of the spectrum.

Colour: Gleaming yellow gold

Nose: Vivid, sweet, sooty campfire smoke and sea air infuses zest of lime, apricot jam

and ripe soft fruits, all gently warmed by hints of stem ginger and cracked black pepper.

Palate: An eloquent, sweet coastal peat smoke engulfs candied peel over melon,

pineapple and roasted red apples. Oat biscuits, hints of heather honey and a gentle cigar

box spice all combine to give a terrific balance to the expressive smoky character.

Finish: A heady yet elegant harmony of distinct coastal peat and striking spiced fruit

Flavours.

GLENGLASSAUGH

Since 1875

30 years old

44.8 %

PERE MARE PER TERRAS

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Non Chill Filtered

Numbered Bottles

Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy,

Aberdeenshire.

Billy Walker Master Distiller

Glenglassaugh 30 Years Old is an exceptionally fine example of this rare Highland

Single Malt Scotch Whisky Located on the Banffshire coast near the fishing village

of Portsoy Glenglassaugh was considered by whisky writer Alfred Barnard “too

well knownto need any price”

Glenglassaugh is a rare and enduring Highland malt that has been crafted by the

elements and rediscovered for a lucky few. Full of character and complexity.

Glenglassaugh 30 year old has rich sherry aromas and hints of creamy fudge toffee and

boiled sweets.

A maritime note is evident, its bold and distinctive flavor hinting at the distillery’s

location nature’s elemental influence. Savour Glenglassaugh’s great age and

supreme balance with trusted friends.

GLENGLASSAUGH

ARD CUIS

THE OCTAVE CASK

52,9 %

Highland Single Malt

Date distilled: 16/11/2009

Cask no: S C 104

Date bottled: 15/09/16

Borrled for Hoogendam & Dingelhof

Distilled, matured and bottled at

Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy

Speyside
GLENGLASSAUGH

Portsoy, Banffshire. Eigendom van The Highland Distilleries Pic.

Glenglassaugh werd gesticht in 1873 - 1875 op land dat bekend staat als 'Craig Mills', naar de drie molens daar: twee watermolens en één windmolen.

In 1887 werden The Highland Distillers Ltd gevormd door het samengaan van Bunnahabhain en Glenrothes.

De eerste direkteur was W.A. Robertson, de stichter van Robertson & Baxter. In 1892 werd Glenglassaugh gekocht, in 1898 Tamdhu en in 1935 Highland Park.Glenglassaugh werd gesloten in 1907.
Tot 1960 werd er maar in totaal een vijf jaar whisky geproduceerd in Glenglassaugh.

De gerst komt van eigen land, Turf komt van Crombie Moss.De machinerie van Glenglassaugh werd aangedreven gedurende lange tijd, door water afkomstig van de Glassaugh rivier.In 1960 werd Glenglassaugh herbouwd en de kapaciteit verdubbeld.

Toen verdween de mouterij, dat doet men voor Highland Distillers bij Tamdhu, waar een grote Saladin mouterij in bedrijf is. Tot dan moutte men bij Glenglassaugh voor de distilleerderijen van de groep.

Rond 1970 was er een experiment met het aanvoeren van water in tankwagens van Glenrothes maar dat werd weer gestaakt. Na 27 jaar produktie werd Glenglassaugh in 1986gesloten.
De whisky van Glenglassaugh werd gebruikt in The Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark en Laings.

Glenglassaugh kan 1,2 miljoen liter spirit per jaar produceren.
De Mash tun is 5 ton.
De zes Wash backs zijn elk groot 25000 liter.
De Wash still is 17.184 liter, de spirit still 12.729 liter en worden indirect met stoom verhit.

1875

Gesticht door Glenglassaugh Distillery

Company met als deelnemers Thomas
Wilson, James Moir,

Alexander en William Morrison

Bouwkosten £10.000
1887

Glenglassaugh wordt gerenoveerd,

waaronder nieuwe ketels
1892

Alexander Morrison, de laatst

overgeblevene van de oorspronkelijke

eigenaars,

verkoopt de distilleerderij aan zijn

afnemer Robertson & Baxter, die

Glenglassaugh op hun beurt verkopen
aan Highland Distilleries Company,

voor £15.000
1908

Glenglassaugh sluit
1931

Glenglassaugh wordt opgestart
1936

Glenglassaugh sluit
1957 - 1959
Glenglassaugh wordt ingrijpend

verbouwd en krijgt o.a. nieuwe ketels
De mouterij wordt gesloten
De mout wordt nu betrokken van Tamdhu
1960

Glenglassaugh wordt weer opgestart
1986

Glenglassaugh gaat in de mottenballen

Januari 2007;
Volgens verschillende bronnen zou een Russisch consortium Glenglassaugh willen kopen voor
een bedrag van 3 millioen Engelse pond

1875

Gesticht door James Moir, eigenaar van een

kruidenierswinkel te Portsoy,
handelaar in wijn en whisky,

agent van de North of Scotland Bank, ook
zorgde hij ervoor dat Portsoy werd aangesloten

op het telegraafnet

Architekt was James Duncan, de huurprijs

van de grond op Glassaugh Estate
was pond per jaar, inclusief Craigmills boerderij,

welks naam werd veranderd in Glenglassaugh farm
De rivier Glassaugh zorgde voor aanvoer van
water en dreven twee watermolens aan,

die samen met een windmolen voor
aandrijving zorgden van de machinerie.

James Duncan had de distilleerderij zo

ontworpen dat op het hellend terrein
maximaal werd geprofiteerd van de zwaartekracht,

de eerder genoemd Alfred
Barnard schreef ook dat in de gehele distilleerderij

maar één pomp nodig was

Hij werd bijgestaan door Thomas Wilson,

een kopersmid, en Alexander en
William Morrison, neven van James Moir

Het plan was Single malt Whisky per fles te

gaan verkopen

Alfred Barnard meldt in 1885 dat er

400.000 liter whisky werd geproduceerd
en dat bleek niet te verkopen op deze manier

De toen ook al zeer succesvolle Robertson & Baxter werd een handelspartner
en hun grootste afnemer, veel van de whisky ging in Teacher'

1892

Robertson & Baxter nemen Glenglassaugh

over voor hetzelfde bedrag dat de

distilleerderij 17 jaar eerder had gekost

10.000 pond, en verkochten

Glenglassaugh
meteen door aan Highland Distillers

Company voor 5000 pond meer
1907

De distilleerderij sluit, de moutvloeren

bleven in werking
1931

Glenglassaugh wordt weer opgestart
1936

Glenglassaugh sluit
1960

Glenglassaugh gaat na een grote verbouwing

weer open
De mouterij sluit, de mout wordt afgenomen

van Tamdhu
Ook kreeg Glenglassaugh een ander model

ketels, bedoelt om een lichtere whisky
te gaan produceren voor blended whiskies
2008

Glenglassaugh wordt overgenomen door de

Scaent Group, een conglomaraat
aktief in 12 landen en in handen is van Scandinavisch-

en Oost- Europees geld
Stuart Nickerson, eerder werkzaam bij

William Grant's Glenfiddich, Glenrothes en
Highland Park bemidelde bij de overname

groot 5.000.000 pond

Graham Eunson, eerder distilleerderij manager van Glenmorangie wordt de manager van Glenglassaugh

Tot nu werden er maar heel weinig whiskies als single malt uitgebracht; in 2005 en 2006 werden éénmalige bottelingen uitgebracht van 19, 22, 38 en 44 jaar oud, eerder werd een

1973

Vintage uitgebracht in de serie Family Silver

Het is de bedoeling dat er nog voor het eind van 2008 whisky uit de ketels komt.

Ook komt er een bezoekerscentrum in 2009

De firmanaam wordt The Glenglassaugh Distillery Company Ltd

More importantly, while the distillery character shines through, this new spirit has developed an exiting range of delicate fruits flavours that we simple had to share

We needed no excuse to sample a few drams with friends but then we concluded that this Spirit Drink should be more widely shared

The distillery's fruity floral character, so obvious in the first release of new make spirit remains clearly evident but with more than a hint of apricot and plums

Savour this, one of just 8000 bottles to be released. Celebrate a transatlantic alliance and share our excitement at the future potential of the remaining casks

This then Gl-------gh's New Spirit, just six months old and flushed with all the joy, hope and glamour of life before it, a spirit that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine and, we think, it is good enough to drink

Naast The Spirit Drink that blushes to speak its name, werd ook The Spirit that dare not speak its name uitgebracht

Van de eerste spirit warden 8160 halve liter flessen gebotteld, hiervoor was nodig 5000 kilogram gerst, 27000 liter water en 70 kilogram gist.

De opbrengst was 1479 liter New Spirit met een alcohol percentage van 69 % en na te zijn aangelengd met water was het alcoholpecentage 50 % en was de opbrengst 8160 flessen van 50 cl.

The Glenglassaugh Distillery was built in 1874, on the site of Craigmills farm,
Portsoy, Aberdeenshire by James Moir, a local wine and spirit merchant, in
partnership with his nephews Alexander & William Morrison and the local copper-
smith Thomas Wilson.

The distillery cost 10.000 Pound to build. The plan was to supply bottled single
malt whisky under the label of " James Moir & Alexander Morrison "

Robertson & Baxter, whisky merchants of Glasgow, quickly became the biggest
customer for their surplus production and much of the whisky was sold on for
blending to William Teacher & Sons, distillers and blenders in Glasgow

Wilson died in 1883 and Moir died in 1887. Between 1887 and 1892, Alexander
Morrison had the distillery requipped with new stills, washbacks, elevators and
barley separators.

William Morrison died in 1892 and Alexander sold the distillery to Robertson &
Baxter, who then sold it on in that year to the Highland Distilleries Co Ltd, for
15.000 Pound.

Production rose to 110.000 gallons by 1888 but fell back to 28.000 gallons in 1907
and as a result the plant was mothballed in 1908.

Glenglassaugh was reopened in 1931 but was mothballed again in 1936, finally
being reopened in 1960 when an almost new plant was commissioned.

The distillery was mothballed again in 1986 as the demand for the particular whisky
made by the distillery was low, though the warehouses continued to be used for ma-
turing stock.

Whisky produced by the distillery was mainly used for blending and was used in the
Famous Grouse, Laing's and Cutty Sark blended whiskies

August 2010
Rare Cask Series:
We are new ready to launch our Rare Cask Series which is tripack of 200 ml
bottles of selected aged whiskies consisting 0f 26 year old, 37 year old and 43
year old. The pack comes in a branded leather case and a selected inlay card
with tasting notes on each of the three products.

Spirit Drink Range:
Our Spirit Range has been extended and repackaged so that there is more choice,
the products are now more affordable and by slightly altering the names, they are
easier to ask for.

The range is now availablein 200 ml bottles and has been extended to include 2 new
products while the of the 2 excisting products have been changed.

"The Spirit Drink that dare not speak its name"will now be known as "Glenglassaugh
Spirit Drink - Clearac"

"The Spirit drink that blushes to speak its name"will now be - known as "Glenglasssaugh
Spirit Drink - Blushes".

"Glenglassaugh Spirit Drink - Peated" is the distillery's famed new make spirit but
produced from peated malted barley and without any ageing in cask.

The result is a drink with a light fruity nose with sweet smoke bursting on the tongue.

"Fledging X B" = the result of ageing the distilleries normal new make for a period
of 12 monhs in oak barrels which had previously been used for ageing Bourbon. The
drink has taken on a pale straw colour and is full of vanilla and buttery flavours.

Glenglassaugh has also started to make a liqueur made with Sloe berries and is currently
only available at the distillery in 500 ml bottles at 26 %.

2005

A 22 years old Glenglassaugh is released

2006

Three Limited Editions are launched:

19-, 38- and 44 years old
2008

Glencadam is bought by the Scaent Group:

5.000.000 pound

Three new releases:

21-, 30- and 40 years old

2009

New make and 6 month old spirit are released

2010

The 21 years old release is sold out, new release:

26 years old
2011

A 3 years old is released with a 35 year old.

Bay is a distillery which lay silent

and forgotten for over two decades.

It's heritage stretches back to 1875

and the distinctive fruity character of it's

whisky is loved by all who discover it.

After being mothballed for over 20 years

new indendent owners restarted production.

The first whisky from this refurbished

distillery is now available for single malt

scotch whisky lovers

The Glenglassaugh aged whiskies which

were produced in the 1960's, 1970's

and 1908's continue to win top international

recognition with their complexity, balance

and finesse being a hallmark

REVIVAL is a distinctive Highland Single

Malt Scotch Whisky produced using only

the finest ingredients and bottled without

use of added colouring and without chill -

filtration

Robust in style, sweet and fruity whilst

rounded and creamy, with perfect balancing

sherry notes and a slight whiff of sea - air.

Glenglassaugh Distillery, standing on the Moray Firth Coast at the edge of Sandend Bay
is a distillery which lay silent and forgotten for over two decades.

It's heritage stretches back to 1875 and the distinctive fruity character of it's whisky is
loved by all who discover it.

After being mothballed for over 20 years, new independent owners restarted production
The first whisky from this refurbished distillery is now available for single malt scotch whisky
lovers everywhere.

The Glenglassaugh aged whiskies which were produced in the 1960s, 1970's and 1980's
continue to win top international recognition with their complexity, balance and finesse
being hallmark.

EVOLUTION is an exclusive and very limited one - of release from single variety oak cask
styles. Bottled on - site at natural strength, natural colour and without use of chill - filtration.

This expression was matured in first fill ex - George Dickel, Tennesse whisky barrels and
shows great depth of character and finesse, a harmonious combination of whisky and oak.

Sweet, buttery vanilla mingles with caramelized pears, apples and earthy coconut tones
resulting in a smooth, rounded dram for any occasion.

We, the Tasting Panel, verify that the Scotch Malt Whisky inside this bottle has been passed
under some of the most scrupulous noses in the world and approved for release as a Society
bottling. Only single cask whiskies that promise to intrigue, entertain and delight our members

are selected, true to our motto: "To leave no nose upturned".

Deep rich aromas of an Indian tea chest and a pouch for pipe tobacco with floral notes of
honeysuckle and jasmine blossoms.

Exiting taste neat, spicy and smooth like coconut lip balm. Aromatic moist air with water and
soft, mellow and creamy - Fascinating !!

We were greeted with the deep rich aroma of an Indian tea chest, very old leather armchairs
and an ancient pouch for pipe tobacco. Behind those heavy aromas light and floral notes make

an appearance; honeysuckle, orchids and jasmine blossoms all giving the impression
of being in a flower garden during summer.

Existing to taste neat, despite its age, big with some heat and spice, but at the same time soft

and smooth liker a coconut lip balm or a tropical sun cream.

With water fresher, aromatic moist air after a tropical downpour or like a walk-in humidor.

The taste now soft, mellow, creamy - a shamny leather with a very long coconut finish. A
Fascinating make from the distillery close to Sandend.

Malt intake and malt mill:

Porteus, probably pre - World War II

Malt variety:

Optic and optic / Oxbridge mix
Currently un - peated though limited

amounts
of a peated style will be distilled
Mash Tun:

Porteus. Cast Iron, with rakes and

copper dome
Diameter 15'
Mash regime:

Strike temperature 68.5o C
Mashing temperature 64.5oC
Water temperature 80oC
3rd water 92oC
Worts are pumped to the washbacks

at 18oC
Washbacks:

4 Douglas Fir Wasjbacks, each with

a capacity of 43.187 litres
With a working capacity of 26.800 litres
The stainless steel washbacks are currently

mothballed
Fermentation time:

Between 60 - 90 hours, depending when

the washback
is filled Yeast - 70 kgs
Stills:

1 Wash still 17.300 litres, working

capacity 13.400 litres
1 Spirit still 12.700 litres,

working capacity 7.400 litres
One Washback will fill the Wash still twice:
each charge of the Wash still results in

one charge to the
Spirit still

Therefore from one mash 2 runs of the

Wash still and 2
runs from the Spirit still are obtained
The Spirit comes into the safe at around

73 % Abv
The Foreshots are run for 20 minutes

before starting
the middle cut:

feints come on at 62 % Abv and the
distillation stopped at 1% Abv
Intermediate Spirit Receiver:

11.260 Litres, located in the still room
Spirit Receiver:

37.304 litres, located in the filling store
Filling strength: 63.5 Abv
Distilling capacity: 100.000 litres a year
Warehouse capacity:

Dunnage: 1000 casks
Racked: 29.500 casks
Bottling: On site, no chill filtration,

no added caramel, no colouring
Staff: Office 4, Distillery and Warehouse 5

Glenglassaugh Distillery, standing on the Moray Firth Coast at the edge of Sanden Bay,
is a distillery which lay silent and forgotten for over two decades. Its heritage stretches
back to 1875 and the distinctive fruity character of its whisky is loved by all who discover
it.

After being mothballed for over 20 years, production was restarted in 2008. The first
whiskies from this refurbished distillery are now available to single malt Scotch whisky
lovers everywhere.

At Glenglassaugh, in addition to the traditional production, we also produce a very limited
quantity of whisky using richly peated malted barley ar the cereal varietal. The malted
barley has been dried in the traditional way, over peat infused kilns, giving the whisky
its unique smoky flavor. Glenglassaugh "Torfu", with its peaty, phenolic nature, is a
unique expression and is quite different to the usual style of whisky produced in the High-
lands. "Torfa", referring to the Old Norse word for peat, is a brooding, edge character,
whose personality is to be found at the darker end of the spectrum.

Billy Walker Master Distiller

Glenglassaugh 30 Years Old is an exceptionally fine example of this rare Highland
Single Malt Scotch Whisky Located on the Banffshire coast near the fishing village
of Portsoy Glenglassaugh was considered by whisky writer Alfred Barnard "too
well knownto need any price"

Glenglassaugh is a rare and enduring Highland malt that has been crafted by the
elements and rediscovered for a lucky few. Full of character and complexity.

A maritime note is evident, its bold and distinctive flavor hinting at the distillery's
location nature's elemental influence. SavourGlenglassaugh's great age and
supreme balance with trusted friends.

Only the presence of two stainless steel washbacks (part of a 1966 refurb) alters the impression that little has changed. The new style is medium weight and very fruity with a heavy honeyed floral character. Some peated spirit is also made.

A late-Victorian distillery, Glenglassaugh was built in 1874by local businessman James Moir and 18 years later became part of Highland Distillers. It didn’t have a huge amount of time to prove itself as a downturn in the market saw it close in1907 and not reopen until 1960, when once again the market was showing a sharp increase.

Blenders however found it a difficult customer, one of those highly individual malts which didn’t rub along particularly well with other elements in a blend. Had the single malt market been up and running in the 1970s its story might be very different, but its sheer awkwardness meant it was deemed surplus to Highland’s requirements when the whisky loch was filling in the early 1980s and firms were rationalising their estates. When it closed in 1986, no-one thought it would ever re-open.

Amazingly however it did. In 2008, a Russian-financed firm bought the plant and restarted production. In 2013, it changed hands once again, becoming the third member of theBenRiach Distillery Co. [with Benriach and Glendronach].

Although there is obviously a massive 22-year hole in stock, releases are being cleverly balanced between occasional (very) old bottlings and incremental works in progress from the new regime.

Glenglassaugh was purchased – along with Benriach and Glendronach – by Jack Daniel’s producer Brown-Forman in 2016.

1874

Local businessman James Moir builds

Glenglassaugh

1892

The distillery is acquired by

Highland Distillers

1907

Glenglassaugh is mothballed

1960

The distillery is completely rebuilt

following around 50 years of stop-

start production

1986

Glenglassaugh is mothballed once more

2008

The distillery is saved from silence by

the Scaent Group, which bought it for £5m

2009

Liquid is released from Glenglassaugh

in the form of a new make and six-

months-old

2012

A visitors' centre is built and a young

new expression, Glenglassaugh Revival,

is released

2013

The distillery is bought by the

BenRiach Company; Glenglassaugh

Evolution is launched

2014

Glenglassaugh Torfa, a peated malt,

is released

2016

The distillery is purchased by US

company Brown-Forman

Octaves Classic, a Octaves Peated

are released

2017

Three Wood Finishes are released

2018

Batch Three is the rare cask Series

and the second releaseof Octaves

are released

2020

Capacity: 1.200.000 Ltrd

Output: 800.000 Ltrs

of whiich is peated 40.000 Ltrs

2020

Ten single cask whiskies released

in the Costal Cask Series

2021

A 50 years old released

CAPACITY (MLPA) i

CONDENSER TYPE i

Vertical shell and tube

FERMENTATION TIME i

Minimum 60hrs

FILLING STRENGTH i

63.5%

GRIST WEIGHT (T) i

HEAT SOURCE i

Indirect steam

MALT SPECIFICATION i

Unpeated malt, specific times

in the year peated above 30ppm

MALT SUPPLIER i

Crisps malt, Boort malt, Bairds malt

MASH TUN TYPE i

Traditional

NEW-MAKE PHENOL LEVEL i

0ppm, not measured in peated malt

NEW-MAKE STRENGTH i

69%

SINGLE MALT PERCENTAGE i

100%

SPIRIT STILL CHARGE (L) i

7,000

SPIRIT STILL SHAPE i

Boil ball

SPIRIT STILL SIZE (L) i

12,700

STILLS i

2: 1 wash, 1 spirit

WAREHOUSING i

Racked

WASH STILL CHARGE (L) i

13,250

WASH STILL SHAPE i

Boil ball

WASH STILL SIZE (L) i

17,200

WASHBACK CHARGE (L) i

26,500

WASHBACK SIZE (L) i

43,000

WASHBACK TYPE i

4 wood, 2 stainless steel

WASHBACKS i

WATER SOURCE i

Glassaugh Spring

YEAST TYPE i

Mauri pressed

The BenRiach Distillery Company

2013 - present

Scaent Group

2008 - 2013

The Edrington Group

1999 - 2008

Highland Distillers

1892 - 1999

James Moir

1874 - 1892

GLENGLASSAUGH UNVEILS WOOD FINISH RANGE

November 2017

Glenglassaugh distillery has introduced four cask-finished whiskies in a first for the Highland single malt.

Glenglassaugh Wood Finish range

New chapter: Glenglassaugh's new Wood Finished range is a first for the distillery

The Glenglassaugh Wood Finish range is said to ‘mark a new chapter’ for the distillery, which reopened in 2008 after spending 22 years in silence.

The range includes Port Wood finish, Peated Port Wood finish, Pedro Ximénez finish and Peated Virgin Oak Wood finish, all of which are bottled at 46% abv without an age statement.

Each expression has spent its life in first-fill American oak casks, and finished for up to two years in its respective cask.

The Port Wood finish is said to have notes of grapefruit, blood orange and herbal oak, while the Peated Port Wood finish has notes of wild red berry and black pepper with a sweet campfire peatiness.

The Peated Virgin Oak finish is described as tasting of candied ginger, boiled sweets and brittle toffee, while the Pedro Ximénez finish has notes of pear Tarte Tatin and cedar wood spice.

The limited edition range will be available in global markets for around £60 for the Port and Pedro Ximénez finishes, and £70 for the Virgin Oak finish.

Glenglassaugh was acquired last year by US spirits companyBrown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s, in a £285m deal that also included malt distilleries BenRiach and GlenDronach.

BROWN-FORMAN’S BENRIACH BUY

Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman has spent £285m to buythe BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh single malts. But has the US spirits giant overpaid for the privilege?.

Trade secrets: There has been much speculation around the sums involved in the BenRiach deal

‘Clearly people want to be in this industry, though the opportunities are limited. The price of entry to the industry is also very high now.’

That’s Billy Walker, speaking to The Scotsman two years ago. Following the £285m paid by Brown-Forman to acquire The BenRiach Distillery Company – the business of which he is managing director – those words seem remarkably prophetic.

The deal for the BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries, announced last week, is already being described in some quarters as ‘a Billy Walker deal’ – in other words, one negotiated by a person with the happy knack of buying something at a knock-down price – then selling it on at a considerable profit.

Just how big is that profit? Some reports have suggested that the Walker family will net up to £95m from the deal – never mind the sums collected by Walker’s fellow investors, South Africans Geoff Bell and Wayne Kieswetter.

Given that the company paid Chivas Brothers £5m forBenRiach back in 2003, and bought Glenglassaugh in2013, five years after it too had changed hands for £5m… Sure, the deal also includes GlenDronach, a bottling plant in Newbridge and the company’s Edinburgh headquarters but, from a seller’s point of view, the maths look rather attractive.

Indeed, some of those attending the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival over the past few days were quick to suggest that Brown-Forman had paid £100m over the odds for the company. But are they right?

Brown-Forman has worked in Scotch before. My first contact with the company, more than 15 years ago, came at the annual TFWA duty free trade fair held in Cannes, when it was marketing Glenmorangie alongside Jack Daniel’s, Southern Comfort and Woodford Reserve.

That association – selling Glenmorangie in various markets, including North America and travel retail – ceased when Moët Hennessy bought the Glenmorangie business in 2005 (by the way, the French company only paid £15m more – £300m – for a company that included Glenmorangie, a revived Ardbeg and Glen Moray, and they were accused of overspending at the time).

BenRiach casks

Spreading the risk: Is the BenRiach deal part of a diversification strategy?

Anyway, these guys know what they’re doing when it comes to brown spirits, with Jack Daniel’s an unparalleled masterclass in 21st-century brand-building. They’ve exited what they thought were the less attractive strands of the business – selling Southern Comfort and Tuaca to rival US spirits business Sazerac for $542.4m in March this year – and decided that the best way to surf the whisky revival is to diversify.

First it was Irish whiskey – the company announced its acquisition of Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd, alongside a $50m investment in a new distillery, in June last year – and now it’s Scotch.

This move into ‘rival’ whisky segments, at a time when American whiskey is flying at home and overseas, works in a couple of ways, using the receipts of Jack’s success (and of the Sazerac divestments) to move into two equally buoyant spirits areas: Irish whiskey, currently the fastest-growing spirits category on the planet, and single malt Scotch, whose ascent (particularly in the US) is being constrained by supply, rather than demand.

In this way, the deal also constitutes a spreading of risk; if the American revival stutters (and it is, at least partly, driven by flavour innovations such as Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, which are already showing signs of losing momentum), then a presence in the Irish and Scotch single malt segments might help to counteract that slowdown.

Consider another emerging deal, announced in the past 24 hours and involving Southern Comfort’s new owner, Sazerac: the company has entered into exclusive negotiations to buy the Paddy blended Irish whiskey brand from Pernod Ricard-owned Irish Distillers. Another American spirits company moving into a fast-moving, overseas whisky category? Is this an emerging pattern?

Whether symptomatic of a nascent trend or not, the Brown-Forman/BenRiach acquisition – and its price-tag – has been driven by two overriding factors: the perceived potential of relatively under-exploited single malt brands; and the scarcity of businesses of this type and scale that are for sale – the ‘price of entry’ mentioned by Billy Walker in his Scotsman interview.

For those reasons, whatever the tittle-tattle and sharp intakes of breath at the sums involved, you suspect that both parties are more than happy with the deal.

GLENGLASSAUGH RELEASES 50-YEAR-OLD WHISKY

November 2017

Speyside’s Glenglassaugh distillery has released a new collection of vintage single cask bottlings, including a 50-year-old single malt for £4,500.

Glenglassaugh's rare cask

Rare Casks: The Glenglassaugh vintages range from 1965 to 1986

The third batch in the distillery’s rare cask series features eight expressions all distilled between 1965 and 1986, before Glenglassaugh was mothballed.

The 50-year-old malt was matured in a refill Hogshead, bottled at 40.1% abv, and is described as having notes of ‘caramelised autumn fruits, hints of peach and mellow citrus’.

The range also includes a 47-year-old Glenglassaugh matured in a Pedro Ximénez puncheon for £3,300 per bottle, described as having notes of ‘dates and blackcurrants, dark chocolate fondant and fresh black peppercorns’.

Also available is a 30-year-old bottling from 1986, matured in a PX puncheon, for £310.

All eight bottles in the series are worth a collective £19,410.

Rachel Barrie, Glenglassaugh master blender, said: ‘The eight casks bottled as Glenglassaugh’s rare casks Batch 3 are perfect illustrations of the distillery prior to mothballing in 1986.

‘Aged in oak for between 30 and 50 years, each cask in the series has a unique profile shaped by decades of maturation in our coastal warehouses.’

The eight single cask bottlings are:

Glenglassaugh 1965, 50 Years Old,

Cask #3510 (Hogshead), 40.1% abv, £4,500

Glenglassaugh 1967, 49 Years Old,

Cask #1114-1 (Hogshead), 42.7% abv, £4,050

Glenglassaugh 1968, 47 Years Old,

Cask #2230 (Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon), 46.1% abv, £3,300

Glenglassaugh 1972, 44 Years Old,

Cask #1721 (Massandra Sherry), 42.4% abv, £2,400

Glenglassaugh 1973, 42 Years Old,

Cask #5638, Bourbon Barrel, 40.6% abv, £1,950

Glenglassaugh 1975, 41 Years Old,

Cask #1277-1

(Sauternes Hogshead), 50.5% abv, £1,750

Glenglassaugh 1978, 38 Years Old,

Cask #2343

(Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon), 42.5% abv, £1,150

Glenglassaugh 1986, 30 Years Old,

Cask #1393

(Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon), 42.6% abv, £310

All eight bottlings are available from specialist retailers globally.

During the mid-20th century the distillery, situated near Portsoy, produced a style of single malt whisky that blenders found awkward to work with.

When a period of oversupply forced the closure of many distilleries during the 1980s, Glenglassaugh fell victim and was mothballed. However it was reopened in 2008 by a Russian-financed firm and is now operated by Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman.

BROWN-FORMAN TO ACQUIRE THE GLENDRONACH, BENRIACH, AND GLENGLASSAUGH SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES

Louisville, KY, April 27, 2016 – Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that it has reached definitive agreement to purchase The BenRiach Distillery Company Limited for approximately £285 million. When completed, the purchase will bring three outstanding Single Malt Scotch Whisky brands into Brown-Forman’s growing whiskey portfolio: The GlenDronach, BenRiach, and Glenglassaugh. The purchase will include brand trademarks, three malt distilleries, a bottling plant, and the company’s headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. The BenRiach Distillery Company, which has a workforce of 165 employees including 55 seasonal and casual workers, will operate as a subsidiary of Brown-Forman.

“The acquisition of these super premium brands will allow Brown-Forman to re-enter one of our industry’s most exciting and consistent growth segments, Single Malt Scotch Whisky,” said Brown-Forman Chief Executive Officer Paul Varga. “The Glendronach, BenRiach, and Glenglassaugh single malt brands are rich in history and we believe they will continue to prosper and grow in our hands.”

Varga noted that Brown-Forman previously was a minority shareholder of Glenmorangie plc and marketed the Glenmorangie Single Malt Whisky brand in the U.S. and Canada from 1992 to 2005 and in Continental Europe and certain Asian markets from 2000 to 2005. Brown-Forman sold its interest as part of Glenmorangie plc’s sale to Moet Hennessy in 2005.

“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 and fulfill their full potential, and prove to be worthy custodians of these historic distilleries.”

The GlenDronach Distillery, located in the hills of the Scottish Highlands, was founded in 1826. GlenDronach produces a range of ultra-premium single malt whiskies and is most noted for its richly sherried whiskies. Located in the heart of Speyside, The BenRiach Distillery began making malt whisky in 1898 and is known for experimenting with wood finishes producing whisky from both non-peated and peated malted barley. The Glenglassaugh Distillery, founded in 1875, is located on the coast in the northern Scottish Highlands overlooking the North Sea producing a coastal Highland malt.

The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close on or about June 1, 2016.

For more than 145 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s & Cola, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Finlandia, Korbel, el Jimador, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, Herradura, New Mix, Sonoma-Cutrer, Early Times, and Chambord. Brown-Forman’s brands are supported by nearly 4,400 employees and sold in approximately 160 countries worldwide.

GLENGLASSAUGH OCTAVES BATCH 2 RELEASED

October 2018

Coastal Highland distillery Glenglassaugh has launched the second batch of its Octaves range – peated and unpeated single malts matured in smaller octave casks.

Glenglassaugh Octaves Batch 2 Classic and Peated

Double octave: Glenglassaugh distillery is located close to Sandend Bay, near Portsoy

The two single malts, released without age statements, have been aged in octaves resized from a range of Bourbon, Pedro Ximénez, oloroso and amontillado Sherry and Port casks.

Typically containing about 65 litres of whisky, the smaller octave casks encourage faster maturation by allowing greater interaction between wood and spirit.

Chosen by Glenglassaugh master blender Rachel Barrie, Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic Batch 2 combines whiskies matured in Bourbon, Pedro Ximénez and amontillado Sherry octaves.

It is said to exhibit ‘waves of tropical fruit sweetness … in balance with spiced coffee and an intriguing oak nuttiness’.

Glenglassaugh Octaves Peated Batch 2 is a vatting of Bourbon, Port and oloroso Sherry octaves, showing ‘salted caramel and yellow plum sweetness … with savoury smoke and maple syrup’.

Both whiskies are bottled at 44%, naturally coloured and without chill filtration. Classic is priced at £60 for a 70cl bottle, and Peated at £65.

Situated on the Aberdeenshire coast near Portsoy, Glenglassaugh distillery was silent for 22 years until 2008 and is now owned, along with BenRiach and GlenDronach, by US spirits company Brown-Forman.

On the banks of the Glassaugh burn, at the east end of the beautiful

Sandend Bay, James Moir founded Glenglassaugh Distillery in 1875.

After being mothballed for over 20 years, production was restarted in 2008.

The first whisky from this distillery is now available to Scotch whisky lovers

everywhere.

Our Malts

Glenglassaugh Revival,

Glenglassaugh Evolution,

Glenglassaugh 30 year old,

Glenglassaugh 40 year old,

Glenglassaugh Rare Cask Releases

Opening Times

May to September: Mon-Sun: 10:00 to 16:00 hours

October to April: Mon-Fri: 10:00 to 16:00 hours

Visitor Facilities

Visitor Centre and distillery shop

Guided Tours

Revival Tour available from 10:00 to 15:00 hours on the hour

Behind the Scenes Tour available by appointment

Admission Costs

Revival Tour £5

Behind the Scenes Tour £30

How to Find Us

Just off the A98 between Portsoy and Sandend