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GLENGOYNE

10 years old

40 %

THE UNPEATED MALT
from The Southern Highlands
Lang Brothers Limited, Dumgoyne
The Old 'Glen Guin'.

In the quiet, secluded glen beneath the Hill of Dumgoyne, Glengoyne Distillery captures the essence of the soft air and the cool Glengoyne burn water that flows into Loch Lomond to craft this unpeated malt Scotch whisky.

GLENGOYNE

17 years old

43 %
THE UNPEATED MALT
from The Southern Highlands
Lang Brothers Limited, Dumgoyne

GLENGOYNE

12 years old

57,2 %
Cask Strength, 1000 PROOF
Bottled: 2004
Natural Colour
Unchill-Filtered
from The Southern Highlands
Lang Brothers Limited, Dumgoyne

GLENGOYNE

27 years old

57,0 %
SINGLE CASK 1
From The Southern Highlands
Distilled 1971
Bottled 1998
Cask No. 4678
594 bottles
Lang Brothers, Glengoyne.

GLENGOYNE

16 years old

53,5 %

SCOTTISH OAK WOOD FINISH
Bottled: 2001
Limited Edition
5000 Bottles
Lang Brothers, Glengoyne

Tasting notes:

Nose: Very aromatic. Smells like a freshly cut tree. Resiny. Lemon. Honey.

Palate: Soft and dry. Almonds. Vanilla. Cinnamon. Tropical fruits.

Finish: Sweet. Spicy.

GLENGOYNE

15 years old

43 %

SCOTTISH OAK WOOD FINISH
Single Highland Malt
Scotch Whisky
Limited Edition
Numbered Bottles
Lang Brothers Ltd, Dumgoyne

This relaunch of Scottish Oak was planned for 2004, had not acute shortage of Scottish Oak taken place.

The Scottish Parliament had aquired the supplies to refurbish the parliament building and the new Glengoyne Scottish Oak could therefore not be launched until May 2005.

A fifteen year old limited edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in Scottish Oak casks exclusively crafted for the Glengoyne distillery.

This imparts a unique robustness without masking the subtle and complex nature of the spirit.

Hand selected sherry casks – the home for almost all the spirit that will become

Glengoyne 15 year old

Oak casks, Copper, Jerez, Spain

Fine casks need space to breathe, we stack them just three high, in the cool darkness

of our stone – built warehouses.

Maturation, Warehouseman

We’ve been learning our trade since 1833, why change something that took generations

to perfect ?

Tradition, Distillery manager

GLENGOYNE

25 years old 43 %
1967
CHRISTMAS DAY
NINETEEN SIXTY SEVEN VINTAGE
Distilled on Christmas Day 1967
Bottled August 1992
Reserve Stock Limited Edition
2500 Genummerde flessen
Lang Brothers Limited, Glengoyne, Scotland

GLENGOYNE

25 years old

50,3 %
THE 1968 VINTAGE RESERVE
Cask Strenght
Distilled 8th April 1968
Limited Edition
4500 Genummerde flessen
Lang Brothers Limited, Glengoyne, Scotland

GLENGOYNE

25 years old

47%
THE 1969
UNFILTERED VINTAGE RESERVE
Distilled 16th July 1969
Bottled: 1994
Limited Edition
2742 Genummerde flessen
Lang Brothers Limited, Glengoyne, Scotland

GLENGOYNE

26 years old

48,5 %
1970 VINTAGE RESERVE
Distilled on Friday 27th March 1970
Bottled Friday 27th March 1996
Limited Edition
1200 Genummerde flessen
Glengoyne Distillery, Dumgoyne

GLENGOYNE

over 25 years old

48,5 %
1971 VINTAGE
Distilled Monday 27th December 1971
Limited Edition
2100 Genummerde flessen
Glengoyne Distillery, Dumgoyne

GLENGOYNE

geen leeftijd vermelding

51,3 %

"GRAND FATHER's CLOCK"
2000 AD
Limited Edition
2000 Genummerde flessen
Lang Brothers Limited, Glengoyne

Throughout history, relatively few people are given the opportunity to see in a new millen¬nium. It seems appropriate, therefore, that this exceptional occasion is marked with an exceptional whisky.

Glengoyne 2000 A D has been produced - on a strictly limited basis - by marrying together specially chosen casks from Glengoyne reserves whose combined age comes to exactly 2000 years.

The further the link between the age of the whisky and the new millennium, its presentation case is a handcrafted grandfather clock, made of finest ash - a lasting memory of tradition and heritage

GLENGOYNE

21 years old

43 %
THE UNPEATED MALT
From The Southern Highlands
Lang Brothers Limited, Dumgoyne, Scotland

Glengoyne Distillery

takes its name from “Glen Guin”, glen of the wild geese; the most perfect and

romantic location for the making of scotch whisky. The pure water that filters

off the hill of Dumgoyne tumbles down the softly wooded glen to a small water-

fall above Glengoyne, Scotland’s most beautiful distillery.

Like allGlengoyne malts, the Twenty One Years Old is distilled from air-dried barley

untainted by the harshness of peat smoke. A natural old gold in colour the Glengoyne

style archieves its optimum balance of complexity and flavor. The soft taste of red

apples, honey, sherry and vanilla create an aromatic sensation with a nip of ginger

all leading to a very long slightly spicy finish.

Colour: Deep copper, meandering legs

Nose: Red apples, toffee, sherry, spicy strudel

Mouthfeel: Coating

Taste: Lots of sherry, honey, oak with a developing aromatic sensation. Ends with

a heavenly cinnamon nip

Finish: Long, sherry, spicy, warm and dry.

GLENGOYNE

1969

55,3%

AUTUMN LIMITED RELEASE
Distilled in Autumn 1969
Lang Brothers Limited,
Dumgoyne, Scotland

Distilled in autumn 1969, this limited release has captured the essence of the season. It has a rich aromatic bouquet with hints of toffee, apples and a rich full flavour of oak and sandalwood.

GLENGOYNE

1972

55,0%
SPRING LIMITED RELEASE
Distilled in Spring 1972
Lang Brothers Limited,
Dumgoyne, Scotland

Distilled in spring 1972 this limited release has captured the essence of the season. Its bouquet is abundant with almonds and roses while the pallet is fresh with hints of green apple

GLENGOYNE

8 years old

55,6 %

SINGLE CASK SCOTCH MALT
WHISKY
Date distilled Jul 96
Date Bottled Mar 05
FIRST BOTTLING
Society Cask code 123.1
Outturn 310 Bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society,
The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh
'A fascinating experiment'

This distillery is passed on the West Highland Way a few miles north of Glasgow and this cask is the Society's first bottling from here.

This beautiful sherry-brown dram spent six years in a refill hoggie and two in a butt. It is a young, fresh whisky with an interesting overlay of sherry.

The unreduced nose has scented wood, Oloroso sherry, caramel, golden syrup and luxury dried fruits. Reduced it has charred wood, sultanas and sherbet.

The taste, which is rich and full, long and hot, yet deliciously subtle has rum and raisin notes with some wood. With water the flavours evoke toffee and dark chocolate.

A fascinating, well-intregated experiment in wood finishing.

GLENGOYNE

Aged 19 years

55,8 %

S C
SINGLE CASK LIMITED EDITION
Distillation Date: 24th October 1985
Bottling Date: June 2005
Wood Type Refill sherry
Cask no. 1227
697 Numbered Bottled
Natural Colour
Unchill-Filtered
Distilled, Matured & Bottled by
Lang Brothers Ltd, Dumgoyne
The Glengoyne Distillery, Dumgoyne

In the quiet secluded Highland glen beneath the Hill of Dumgoyne, Glengoyne Distillery captures the essence of the soft air and cool Glengoyne stream that flows into Loch Lomond to make this elegant Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Tasting Notes:

Appearance: Golden yellow

Nose: Wild flowers, butter and cider apples. Elegant

Palate: Rich and bold. Vanilla fudge, banana, cooked apples and ripe melon

Finish: Superb, long, complex and rich

GLENGOYNE

Aged 14 years

57,2 %
S   C
SINGLE   CASK
LIMITED EDITION
VINTAGE CLARET FINISH 1991
Distilled May 1991
Bottled April 2006
Cask Number 90475
300 Bottles
Distilled, Matured and Bottled by
Lang Brothers Limited, Dumgoybe
Distilled at Glengoyne
Matured and Bottled by Lang Brothers Ltd,
Dumgoyne

GLENGOYNE
Nurtured then Matured for
15 years

43 %
Glen of the Wild geese
Come of age at Dumgoyne
From time and oak casks alone
Tradition Preserved
Unhurried since 1833
Highland Single malt Scotch Whisky
Natural Colour
Distilled. Matured & Bottled by
Lang Brothers Ltd, Dumgoyne

Up to six years from oak forest to highland distillery, that is how long it takes

before sherry casks are finally ready to receive our spirit. However, the journey has just begun.

Time and wood work together over the nexr fifteen years – within the cool darkness

of our traditional, earth – floored warehouses. Here away from sight. The light amber

hue develops, along with a lingering oak finish, making Glengoyne 15 year old the

perfect balance of traditional skills and barley dried by air, never peat.

All in good time

Our stills are Scotland’s slowest, unhurried, our new spirit benefits from the gentlest of

journey’- developing the unique Glengoyne flavor.

Patience, Stillman

We dry our barley by air, never peat. This unlocks the subtle, complex flavours of slow

distillation and exquisite wood.

Unpeated, Mashman

The amber hue of Glengoyne 15 year old comes from tome and wood alone, why would

we add anything else?

Natural colour, Malt master

GLENGOYNE
Nurtered the matured for
10 years

40 %
Unhurried since 1833
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Natural Colour
From Time and Oak Casks Alone
Tradition, Preserved
Robbie Hughes, Distillery Manager
Distilled, matured & Bottled by
Lang Brothers Ltd, Dumgoyne

GLENGOYNE

BURNFOOT

40 %

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

56o 00’50.34” N, 4o 21’49.57” W

Distilled at Glengoyne

Matured and Bottled by Lang Brothers Ltd,

Dumgoyne

Voor het eerst uitgebracht voorjaar 2008

Burnfoot is a whisky that has gone back to its roots. In 1833 George Connell set up a distil-

lery in the secluded Glen of Glengoyne, once the happy hunting ground of small – time ban-

dits, smugglers and wary crofters tending their illicit whisky stills

The leafly Glengoyne landscape may have been ideal for lying low, but it was just the job

for creating gentle, easy – drinking whisky. Soft spring water, filtered through ancient vol-

canic rock, makes its way via a natural watercourse to the foot of the burn

Hence the distillery’s original name Burnfoot, which later became the much celebrated

Glengoyne

Burnfoot combines nearly 200 years of whisky – making heritage with a distinctive 21st

century twist. It’s clear, bright and unmasked by peat smoke – an honest whisky with just

a hint of rebelliousness

The Southern Highlands

GLENGOYNE

NUTTY, MALTY, FRUITY

Dumgoyne, Stirlingshire. Licentiehouder: Lang Brothers Limited. Eigendom van Robertson & Baxter Ltd.

Gebouwd door Archibald McLellan in 1833 als Glenguin distilleerderij . Glengoyne was ook enige tijd bekend onder de namen Burnfoot en Dumgoyne. Glengoyne is Keltisch en betekent vallei van de ganzen.

In 1876 werden Alexander en Gavin Lang, whisky-, rum- en wijnhandelaren te Glasgow de eigenaars en vanaf toen werd de distilleerderij Glengoyne genoemd.

Glengoyne ligt 18 kilometer ten noorden van Glasgow en precies op de denkbeeldige lijn die loopt van Greenock naar Dundee, de 'Highland Line', die Schotland verdeelt in de Lowlands en Highlands.

Glengoyne is een kleine distilleerderij, tot de verbouwing in 1966 kon men 826.000 liter spirit per jaar produceren, nu 1.50.000 liter per jaar.

Glengoyne is gelegen in een kleine Glen en wegens gebrek aan ruimte koopt men de mout sinds 1910 al van elders in.

Het water voor Glengoyne komt van de Carron Valley, dat regenwater verzameld van de heuvels ten noorden van de distilleerderij.

Er is 100 liter water nodig om 70 cl Glengoyne Single Malt Whisky te produceren. De gebruikte gerstsoorten zijn Golden Promise en Chariot. De gebruikte mout wordt niet geturfrookt.

Er zijn drie ketels, een Wash Still van 16.500 liter en twee Low Wine Stills van elk 5000 liter.

De ketels worden indirekt verhit met stoom en na twee keer te zijn gedistilleerd komt de drank met 71-72 % uit de ketels, waarna de whisky wordt aangelengd met water van de Carron vallei tot 63,5 %.

Opslagkapaciteit is ongeveer 10.000 vaten met 5.000.000 liter whisky.

'The Angel Share' is 2 % per jaar.

Er wordt gelagerd in sherry vaten.

Er werken met inbegrip van de manager Robertson & Baxter Ltd, heel bekende en beroemde wijnhandelaren en whiskyblenders te Glasgow, waarin Highland Distillers sinds 1948 een groot belang hebben.

In September 1993 koopt Grand Metropolitan (GrandMet) samen met Robertson & Baxter de laatste onafhankelijke graandistilleerderij, North British.

GrandMet en R & B waren al voor 38 % medeeigenaar van North British, voor de resterende aandelen werd £ 50.000.000 betaald.

The Langs founded Lang Brothers Limited in 1861 and, in order to ensure continuity of quality supplies of malt for their blended whisky, the company bought Glengoyne Distillery in 1876.

Fiercely independent, Langs formed partnerships with Robertson & Baxter, Macallan, North British Distillery, Berry Brothers and Highland Distillers to protect themselves from the predatory nature of, in particular, The Distillers Company Limited.

Each of the partners held a shareholding in the other companies, making a hostile takeover extremely difficult to execute.

In 1965 the company became a whollyowned subsidiary of Robertson & Baxter, whose public persona is now the Edrington Group.

Voorjaar 1999 kregen de Edrington Group en Highland Distillers verschil van mening over het niet of wel aanhouden van de beursnotering.

September 1999 wordt bekend dat Edrington en William Grant & Sons samen Highland Distillers overnemen.

De naam van de nieuwe onderneming luidt: The 1887 Company, wat slaat op het stichtingsjaar van Highland Distillers.

Edrington verkrijgt 70 %-, William Grant & Sons 30 % van de aandelen.

Zomer 2003

Ian Macleod & Co te Broxburn neemt Glengoyne over met de voorraden en de merknaam Langs.

Glengoyne is situated little more than a dozen miles from Glasgow, just south of the village of Killearn, in 'Rob Roy' country.

It is an attractive distillery with a traditional look and feel to it, and despite its comparative proximity to the city, the location in a wooded glen at the foot of Dumgoyne Hill could hardly be bettered.

The Glengoyne Burn flows from Dumgoyne Hill into the distillery site by way of a dramatic, 50 foot high waterfall and is used for cooling purposes before being sent on its way to nearby Loch Lomond.

Glengoyne was first licensedin 1833, but it is believed that distilling on the site predates that and certainly the area was once a hotbed for smuggling.

In 1866 local historian Guthrie Smith wrote that during the early years of the 19th century, 'the smoke of 13 illicit stills' was visible in the vicinity.

The distillery was built by George Connell, who leased the land on which it was constructed, and the licence was held by members of the MacLellan family for many years.

Originally christened Glenguin, the distillery was known as Burnfoot at the time when it was bought by Lang Brothers Ltd in 1876. They changed the name back to Glenguin, or Glen Guin, and the present spelling was adopted around 1905.

A programme of modernisation and expansion was undertaken following the acquisition of Lang Brothers Ltd by the Robertson & Baxter Group in 1965 and a third still was added during reconstruction work in 1966/67.

One of the original warehouses built by George Connel still stands today, and serves as the shop and visitor reception area, which plays host to around 0 people each year.

Eight working warehouses have a capacity of nearly two million litres, or 4,5 million bottles of spirit.

The geolical Highland Fault Line which separates Lowland and Highland distilleries runs below the A 81 road from Glasgow to Aberfoyle in front of Glengoyne. This means that although the whisky is made in the Highlands, it matured in the Lowlands, as Glengoyne's warehouses are to the south-west of the A 81.

Robertson & Baxter is now part of the Edrington Group and under their ownership, a great deal of Glengoyne found its way into Langs Supreme and other blends.

Then, in April 2003, the distillery and a significant amount of maturing stock were acquired by Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd. Although the firm was founded om 1936 by Leonard Russell, it had never owned a distillery before Glengoyne. The third generation Leonard Russel is currently managing director of the Broxburn-based blending and bottling business, best known for its Isle of Skye blended Scotch Whisky.

The purchase of Glengoyne has given Ian Macleod a 'flagship' single malt with clear growth potential, the option for a reciprocal trading of new fillings, which is attractive to any blender and a particularly pictureque focal point for the business.

The distillery boasts a capacity of 1,2 million litres per annum and Leonard Russel says 'We've doubled distilling output and we're still not working at 100 per cent capacity. We've increased the number of mashes per week and we still have nine whisky-makers as before.

'The stocks were the biggest part of the acquisition and we continue to make whisky exactly the same way at Glengoyne, using Golden Promise barley'.

Low in yield but high in quality, Golden Promise has been largely abondoned by distillers, with the exception of Glengoyne and The Macallan.

Not only is the variety of barley unusual, but so is the fact that during malting no 'peat reek' is introduced. Barley destined for Glengoyne is dried solely using warm air, as has long been the case. Given the use of unpeated malt, Glengoyne is perhaps stylistically closer to a Lowland than a Highland single malt and it is sometimes likened in character to the triple-distilled Auchentoshan.

Indeed, although standard 'double' distillation has long been the norm at Glengoyne, after visiting the distillery during 1880s while researching his epic The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom, Alfred Barnard wrote 'We may here mention that the Spirits are distilled three times by the various processes of working in the Distillery'.

Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd use the promotinal slogan 'The authentic taste of malt whisky untainted by peat smoke'.

'The real taste of malt' is our whole platform for marketing the whisky', explains Leonard Russel, nothing that the lack of peat alloows the true character of malt to come through in the whisky, described as 'clear, bright, subtle, yet delicate'.

Certainly there is a creamy, fruity, floral, malt character to the finished product and its undoubted smoothness is attributed by its makers to the fact that the three stills with their distinctive 'boil balls' are run very slowly.

2003

Ian MacLeod Distillers Ltd buys the

distillery plus the brand Langs from the

Edrington Group (formerly Robertson &

Baxter) for £ 7.2 million

2004

The first new whisky after Ian MacLeod's

acquisition is launched in September,

a 12 year old cask strenght.

2005

Relaunch of Scottish Oak Finish 15 years

old. Limited Editions of a 19 year old,

a 32 year old and a 37 year old cask

strenght are launched.

2020

Capaciteit: 1.100.000 liter spirit per jaar

Output: 910.000 Ltrs

SCOTTISH OAK WOOD FINISH

In Scotland as a whole there was always a shortage of suitable trees. Good specimens were highly prized by shipwrights; smaller and older trees by furniture-makers; indigenous woods of any size were coppiced to provide charcoal for iron smelters.

As demand for whisky casks increased after about 1850, distillers and blenders turned to Europe, and in particular to 'second-hand' casks which had come into the country filled with wine, principally (but not exclusively) sherry.

Only after World War 11 did the trade in ex-bourbon barrels develop, although now casks from this source account for 90 % of the wood coming into the system, around 20 casks per annum.

So today the Scottish cooper's job is largely to rebuilt and repair casks - which is not to say they cannot raise casks from scratch, it is just that they rarely have the opportunity.

George Espey, Managing Director of The Clyde Cooperage, the company which built the new Scottish oak casks for Glengoyne, says he was 'very excited to be part of the Scottish Oak project, which would ultimately lead, probably for the first time, to a totally 'Made in Scotland' Scotch. And because of the limited supply of Scottish iak, and its cost, it will probably be the last time, as well!'

Glengoyne is part of the Edrington Group, and the dream of using Scottish oak was made possible when a former director of the company offered a small stand of trees from his estate in Angus. The trees were between 120 and 200 years old. They were felled in the autumn of 1998, and because there was no sawmill nearby, the trunks were quartered on site, using portable band-saws.

Traditionally, Scottish oak (and European oak geberally) is split rather than saw, but the wastage involved is huge. As it was, only two-thirds of the oak felled (14,5 cubic metres) was of sufficient quality to be used.

The quartered pieces then went to Lochwinnoch for milling into stave lenghts and air drying. By the end of 1998 moisture content had dropped from 30 % to around 20 %, but it proved impossible to bring it down much further by this traditional method, owing to the dampness of the climate, so a year later the stave lenghts were finished by kiln drying to 16 % moisture.

The staves were jointed and the casks raised and 'toasted' with a medium char in November 1999.

Thirty-one hogsheads were made, in all. First they were filled with grain whisky for four months, to season the wood and extract unwanted 'woodiness'. Then twenty-one casks were filled with new make Glengoyne and fifteen with mature whisky at 15 years old. They were left for a year, then vatted and re-racked into well-used marrying casks to mingle their flavours and settle down.

These casks were bottled in July 2001 at an average cask strenght of 53,5 %, without chill filtration, and yielded 0 70 cl bottles.

GLENGOYNE (1833 started as Burnfoot, in 1876 changed in Glengyne, and

changes again in 1905, now Glengoyne - 1965) ( 1965 -

28 June 2011

Ian Macleod Distiilers buys Tamdhu Distillery from Edrington, also the former owner

of Glengoyne.

Since purchasing Glengoyne Distillery in 2003, Ian Macleod Distillers has more than

doubled sales of Glengoyne Single Malt.

Ian Macleod has built four additional maturation warehouses, capable of housing

up to 5 million litres and has invested in the visitor experience with renovations

and improvenents increasing visitor numbers to nearly 50,000.

The Glengoyne Brand is currently promoting a new long - term marketing initiative

based on the fact that Glengoyne is 'distilled more slowly than any other Scotch

Whisky for the highest quality' and is investing upwards of one million pound in the

U.K. drive alone over the next two years.

Up to six years from oak forest to highland distillery, that is how long it takes

before sherry casks are finally ready to receive our spirit. However, the journey has just begun.

Time and wood work together over the nexr fifteen years - within the cool darkness

of our traditional, earth - floored warehouses. Here away from sight. The light amber

hue develops, along with a lingering oak finish, making Glengoyne 15 year old the

perfect balance of traditional skills and barley dried by air, never peat.

All in good time

Our stills are Scotland's slowest, unhurried, our new spirit benefits from the gentlest of

journey'- developing the unique Glengoyne flavor.

Patience, Stillman

We dry our barley by air, never peat. This unlocks the subtle, complex flavours of slow

distillation and exquisite wood.

Unpeated, Mashman

The amber hue of Glengoyne 15 year old comes from tome and wood alone, why would

we add anything else?

Natural colour, Malt master

GLENGOYNE 15 year 43 %

Hand selected sherry casks - the home for almost all the spirit that will become

Glengoyne 15 year old

Oak casks, Copper, Jerez, Spain

Fine casks need space to breathe, we stack them just three high, in the cool darkness

of our stone - built warehouses.

Maturation, Warehouseman

We've been learning our trade since 1833, why change something that took generations

to perfect ?

It runs a combination of long (and very long) fermentations, while distillation in its three stills (one wash, two spirit) is extremely slow. All of the stills have boil bulbs, which increases the amount of copper availability, while the gentle heating of the wash and spirit also helps to maximise the amount of time the alcohol vapour can play with the copper. This maximising of reflux produces a gentle, sweet, and fruity new make.

There is however sufficient weight in the spirit to be able to balance with maturation in ex-Sherry butts – a signature of Edrington’s distilleries – which has been retained by Ian MacLeod.

A distillery has stood on this site since 1833, when the Edmonstone family (the main landowner of the area) began production, passing control to the MacLelland family in the 1850s who, in turn, sold it to the Glasgow-based blender Lang Bros in 1876. It was they who changed the distillery’s original name, Burnfoot, to Glen Guin which was anglicised to Glengoyne in 1905.

It played a vital role within Lang Brothers' blends [the best known being Supreme] and those of Robertson & Baxter (now Edrington). The latter firm bought Lang Brothers. in 1965.

Single malt bottlings began in the early 1990s, when Glengoyne was sold as 'the unpeated malt', while much was also made of the fact that, geographically, the distillery is in the Highlands while its warehouses, directly across the road, are in the Lowlands.

Edrington considered it surplus to its requirements in 2003, selling it to Ian MacLeod for £7.2m. Its new owner has subsequently (and successfully) focused on developing the brand as a single malt and the distillery as a multifunctional tourist destination. It now gets in excess of 50,000 visitors a year.

1833

The Edmonstone family acquires a license to distil

withnthe name Burnfoot Distilleries

1851

The distillery, named Burnfoot, is sold to John

MacLelland

1876

Burnfoot is acquired by Lang Bros, which changed

the name to Glen Guin

1905

The distillery is officially known as Glengoyne

1965

Lang Bros becomes part of the

Robertson & Baxter Group (later Edrington)

Glengoyne is refurnished and two stills are

addded to four

1966

The distillery is rebuilt with an additional still,

bringing it to a total of three (one wash; two

spirit)

2001

Glengoyne Scottish Oak Finish 16 years old is

released

2003

Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd buys Glengoyne and the

brand Langs from The Edrington Group for 7.200.000

pound

2005

A 19 year old, a 32- and 37 years old CS are released

2006

Nine "Choice"Stillmen, Mashmen and Manager are

released

2007

A new version of the 21 year old, two

Warehousemen's

Choice Vintage 1972 and two SC are

released

2008

A 16 year Shiraz Cask Finish, three SC and

Heritage Gold

are released

2009

A 40 year old, two SC and a new 12 years

old released

2010

Two SC 1987 and 1997 are released

2011

A 24 year old SC released

2012

Glengoyne 15 and 18-year-olds are

released

alongside a no-age-statement cask

strength expression

2013

A limited edition 35 year old is released

2014

A 25 year old is released

2018

A new range for duty free is released:

Cuartillo, Balbaine, a 28 years old and

Glengoyne PX

2019

Glengoyne Legacy is launched

2020

Capacity: 1.100.000 Ltrs

Output 920.000 Ltrs

A 50 years old Legacy Chapter Two released

2022

ForTravel Retail the The Spirit of Time Series

is released

Output 1.100.000 Ltrs

CAPACITY (MLPA) i

1.1

CONDENSER TYPE i

Shell and tube

FERMENTATION TIME i

Up to 56hrs

FILLING STRENGTH i

First-fill sherry and bourbon

63.5%, others 69.8%

GRIST WEIGHT (T) i

3.72

HEAT SOURCE i

Stainless steel pans fed from gas boiler

MALT SPECIFICATION i

0ppm

MALT SUPPLIER i

Simpson's

MASH TUN TYPE i

Traditional

NEW-MAKE PHENOL LEVEL i

0ppm

NEW-MAKE STRENGTH i

71%

SINGLE MALT PERCENTAGE i

30%

SPIRIT STILL CHARGE (L) i

3,800

SPIRIT STILL SHAPE i

Ball with Lyne arm descending

SPIRIT STILL SIZE (L) i

5,000

STILLS i

WAREHOUSING i

Dunnage and pallet

WASH STILL CHARGE (L) i

12,666

WASH STILL SHAPE i

Ball with Lyne arm descending

WASH STILL SIZE (L) i

16,620

WASHBACK SIZE (L) i

19,000

WASHBACK TYPE i

Wood

WASHBACKS i

WATER SOURCE i

Loch Carron for process,

Blairgar Burn for cooling

WORT CLARITY i

Clear

YEAST TYPE i

Kerry M and MX

OWNERS

Ian Macleod Distillers

2003 - present

The Edrington Group

1999 - 2003

Robertson & Baxter Group

1965 - 1999

Lang Brothers

1876 - 1965

Archibald MacLelland

1872 - 1876

John MacLelland

1851 - 1872

George Connell

1833 - 1851

NEW GLENGOYNE CASK STRENGTH IS SHERRY FIRST

May 2018

Highland single malt Glengoyne has released the sixth batch of its Cask Strength expression – and the first to be 100% matured in ex-Sherry casks.

Glengoyne Cask Strength No 6

Amber glow: Glengoyne Cask Strength No 6 owes its colour to Sherry cask maturation

Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch No 6 includes whiskies matured in a combination of first-fill European oak Sherry casks, American oak Sherry butts and refill Sherry butts.

Bottled at its natural strength of 59.8% abv without chill filtration or artificial colour, the NAS (no age statement) single malt is said to have ‘intense flavours of Demerara sugar and gooseberry’ on the palate.

‘We are absolutely delighted to introduce Cask Strength No 6, the first ever exclusively Sherry oak-matured expression in the Cask Strength series,’ said Katy Macanna, brand manager for Glengoyne at distillery owner Ian Macleod Distillers.

‘As tradition dictates for the Glengoyne Collection, this single malt has a deep golden colour, created by time and cask alone.’

Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch No 6 has a UK recommended retail price of £54.99 for a 70cl bottle

1820

BEGINNINGS

Safe from the reach of the law, George Connell begins distilling in secret at Burnfoot Farm – where you’ll find today’s Glengoyne Distillery. The hidden waterfall and its miniature glen make it easy for George to escape the notice of the Exciseman. He’s not the first to distil here illegally – it’s reckoned George learned the stillman’s art from his grandfather

IAN MACLEOD DISTILLERS

Ian Macleod Distillers is based at Broxburn, West Lothian, and owns Glengoyne distillery in Stirlingshire and Tamdhu distillery at Knockando on Speyside. Its principal blended brands are Isle of Skye, Smokehead and King Robert, though a range of independent bottlings are also undertaken under the ‘As We Get it’ Chieftain’s and Dun Bheagan banners. As the world’s 10th largest Scotch whisky company, Macleod’s produce and sell over 15 million bottles of spirits every year.

The firm is a major supplier to the ‘buyers’ own brand’ market and has provided own-label spirits to some of Europe's largest supermarket groups for over 40 years. Macleod’s owns 50% of Broxburn Bottlers, with the other 50% being held by J&G Grant of Glenfarclas. The chairman of Ian Macleod is founder Peter Russell, whose son Leonard serves as managing director.

Peter Russell’s father Leonard started out in business as a whisky broker in 1936, expanding into blending and exporting. Peter joined the firm in 1956, and the name Ian Macleod & Co and its Isle of Skye blended Scotch whisky brand was acquired by what had become Peter J Russell & Co in 1963. Ian Macleod & Co had been incorporated in 1933. The unspecified Islay single malt Smokehead, with a singularly contemporary image, was introduced in 2006.

The company achieved a long-held ambition of becoming a distiller when it purchased Glengoyne from The Edrington Group for £7.2 million in 2003. A second distillery, Tamdhu, was acquired from Edrington eight years later, and reopened in 2012 having been mothballed since 2009.

In September 2016 the company bought whisky blender and gin distiller Spencerfield Spirit Company for an undisclosed sum, adding the Pig's Nose, Feathery and Sheep Dip blended Scotch whiskies, and Edinburgh Gin brand to its portfolio.

DISTILLERIES & BRANDS

Duncan MacGregor

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

Glen Tress

BLENDED MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Glengoyne

HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Hedges & Butler

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

Isle of Skye

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

King Robert II

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

Langs

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

Pig's Nose

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

Rosebank

LOWLAND SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Sheep Dip

BLENDED MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Smokehead

ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Tamdhu

SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

The Feathery

BLENDED MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

The Queen's Seal

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

The Six Isles

BLENDED MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

Thomson's

BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY

ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

Hedges and Butler Limited

Lang Brothers

Spencerfield Spirit Company

GLENGOYNE TEAPOT DRAM BATCH 6 LAUNCHES

November 2018

Glengoyne distillery has released batch six of its Teapot Dram, created in tribute to the dramming practices of its workers in the 1970s.

Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch 6

Sixth edition: Glengoyne’s Teapot Dram has become a ‘firm favourite’ among fans

Glengoyne Teapot Dram Batch 6 has been matured in first-fill oloroso Sherry casks and bottled without chill filtration at a cask strength of 59.3% abv.

The sixth edition in the series, just 2,772 bottles will be available exclusively from the Glengoyne distillery shop, and online at glengoyne.com, for £90.

The whisky is described as having aromas of ‘fresh pineapple and digestive biscuits’, with notes of ‘sweet treacle, cinnamon, marzipan and cloves’ on the palate.

Katy Macanna, brand manager for Glengoyne, said: ‘The Teapot Dram is a firm favourite amongst Glengoyne fans, and we’re delighted to share the latest release in the series.

‘Our team is a vital part of that history, and the Teapot Dram series helps to tell the story of one of our old and most treasured distillery traditions.’

The Teapot Dram series is inspired by the tradition of doling out three fingers of whisky matured in oloroso Sherry casks to distillery workers three times a day.

Workers with weaker dispositions would pour the remnants of their drams into a copper teapot that stood on the canteen windowsill, which their older colleagues would help themselves to.

The practice, known as dramming, was discontinued in the 1970s.

GLENGOYNE 30 YEAR OLD EARNS LIMITED RELEASE

October 2017

Highland single malt Glengoyne has announced a limited 30-year-old release, with only 6,000 bottles, taken from 13 casks, made available each year.

Sherry influence: A mix of first-fill and refill Sherry butts was used to age the malt

The new expression is made up of a vatting of one-third first-fill European oak Sherry butts and two-thirds refill Sherry butts, all matured in Glengoyne’s traditional dunnage warehouses.

Bottled non-chill-filtered at 46.8% abv, Glengoyne 30 Year Old is priced at £600 a bottle, and comes in a solid oak box with rose gold bung and hessian square, designed to reflect the traditional cask sampling method used at the distillery.

‘The refill butts impart plenty of flavour and colour, but do not dominate or overpower our spirit with too much oak,’ said Robbie Hughes, Glengoyne distillery manager.

‘They also tend to be fresher and fruitier, good for balancing the richness and weight of the [first-fill] Sherry casks, adding pleasant top notes and complexity.’

NEW GLENGOYNE SERIES HONOURS THE SHERRY CASK

October 2017

Glengoyne has unveiled a new collection of single malts designed to honour the Sherry casks used by the Highland distillery.

Glengoyne Spirit of Oak

Sherried series: Glengoyne Spirit of Oak has been created in homage to the Sherry cask

The Spirit of Oak collection is a four-bottle range of malts matured in ex-Sherry casks that will be released exclusively in global travel retail next year.

Glengoyne Cuartillo, named after the rural neighbourhood, or pagos, in Jerez, Spain, has been matured in first-fill American oak oloroso Sherry casks. Bottled at 40% abv and without an age statement, it is said to contain notes of ‘toffee, apricots, and a hint of cinnamon’.

Glengoyne Balbaína, also named in tribute to the pagos its cask came from, has been matured in first-fill European oak oloroso casks, and bottled at 43% abv. The expression is described as having notes of ‘caramel, dried apple, and cloves’.

The only expression in the collection with an age statement is Glengoyne 28 Year Old, which has been matured in first-fill American and European oak oloroso Sherry casks. Bottled at 46.8% abv, it is described as ‘complex and deep, with rich fruit and elegant spice’.

Lastly, Glengoyne PX has been aged in European and American oak before being finished in Pedro Ximenez casks. Bottled at 46% abv, it is said to embody flavours of ‘fresh oak, spice and a touch of caramelised sugar’.

Andy Lane, travel retail director for Glengoyne owner Ian Macleod Distillers, said: ‘The casks give our spirit 100% of its rich natural colour, and up to 80% of the flavour. So the rewards of slow maturation in fine Sherry wood are there to taste.’

The Curatillo and Balbaína will be sold in one-litre bottles, and the PX and 28-year-old expressions in 70cl bottles.

The Spirit of Oak collection will be available in duty free stores worldwide from early 2018, with prices yet to be confirmed.

The Curatillo and Balbaína will be sold in one-litre bottles, and the PX and 28-year-old expressions in 70cl bottles.

The Spirit of Oak collection will be available in duty free stores worldwide from early 2018, with prices yet to be confirmed.

LANG BROTHERS

Lang Brothers set out as a blender and whisky merchant, before extending into distilling with the purchase of Glengoyne distillery. Ian Macleod Distillers, which now owns the Lang brand, produces two blends using the brothers’ name: Lang’s Supreme and Select 12 Year Old.

The company of Lang Bros Ltd was established in 1861 by Gavin and Alexander Lang, who acted as blenders and whisky merchants. In 1876 the firm acquired Glengoyne distillery, then known as Burnfoot, and changed the name to Glen Guin, later anglicised to Glengoyne.

In 1965 fellow Glasgow whisky company Robertson & Baxter Ltd – part of the Edrington Group – took over Lang Bros and expanded Glengoyne distillery from two to three stills. In 2003 Ian Macleod Ltd bought Glengoyne and the Lang brand from Edrington for £7.2 million.

LANG's is historic brand known as ‘the Glengoyne blend’ for its high proportion of the distillery’s malt.

A long-established blended Scotch brand, Langs was once synonymous with Robertson & Baxter, the Glasgow-based blender that’s now part of The Edrington Group.

Both of the brand’s expressions – Langs Supreme and Langs Select 12-year-old – contain a high malt content, with around 25 different Highland and Speyside malts and grain whiskies combined. Even since its early days in the 19th century Langs has featured whisky from Speyside’s Glengoyne distillery at its heart, earning it a reputation as ‘the Glengoyne blend’.

Langs first appeared some time after 1861 when Lang Brothers was established by Alexander and Gavin Lang in Glasgow as a rum importer, whisky merchant and blender. The purchase of Burnfoot distillery in Stirlingshire in 1876 (later renamed Glengoyne) took the brothers into distilling and the Langs blend thereafter was built around the Speyside malt.

Over the years Langs became an established brand with a big following in the West of Scotland, and Lang Brothers eventually merged with Robertson & Baxter in 1965.

The Lang brand was granted a Royal Warrant by Her Majesty the Queen Mother in 1984, and in 1996 Robertson & Baxter was brought into The Edrington Group.

In 2003 Edrington sold Glengoyne distillery and the Langs brand to Ian Macleod & Company, which was renamed Ian Macleod Distillers in the same year.

Ian Macleod Distillers

2003 - Date

Edrington

1996 - 2003

Robertson & Baxter Group

1965 - 1996

Lang Brothers

1861 - 1965

Glengoyne 40 Year Old

October, 2009

Ian Macleod Distillers has unveiled a 40-year-old expression of its Glengoyne scotch whisky, which is expected to retail at approximately £3,000

Ian MacLeod Distillers has introduced a Glengoyne 40 Year Old, which will be formally unveiled at the Tax Free World Association exhibition in Cannes next week.

The scotch comes in a hand blown Glencairn crystal decanter and is housed in a solid oak, 11-times lacquered, presentation box lined with hand sewn cream colured leather. There are 250 bottles and they are expected to retail in the UK for £3,750 and approximately £3,000 in travel retail.

Marketing director, Iain Weir, has allocated 50 (75cl bottles) for the US market and expects about 50 to go through the travel retail channel.

Unlike the traditional Glengoyne range the 40 Year Old is quite dark in hue and has a strength of 45.9% abv. The whisky was distilled in November 1968.

The company has also introduced a 12 Year Old variant to fit in between the 10 and 21-year-olds. It will retail for around £40. Unlike the rest of the Glengoyne range where sherry butts, predominately first fill, are used, this will also have 18% aged in bourbon casks as part of the blend. Also significantly darker in colour than the rest of the traditional range, the rest of the 12 Year Old blend comprises 70% refilled sherry casks and 12% first fill sherry butts.

Glengoyne Relaunch Celebrates Unhurried Approach to Whisky Making

9th September 2020

Today, Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky launches a brand-new look and feel across its award-winning range. Taking inspiration from the distillery’s unhurried and uncompromising approach to whisky-making, the exciting overhaul also sees The Glengoyne Collection move to 100% recyclable and locally sourced packaging.

Glengoyne Range

The new identity, featuring an updated illustration of its namesake goose, and packaging will roll out this month across the Collection, as well as special releases such as Legacy Series: Chapter Two and Cask Strength Batch No. 008, which both launch globally this month. Older expressions will be unveiled later this year.

As Scotland’s slowest distilled malt, unhurried since 1833, the new packaging features subtle design cues inspired by the distillery’s unique connection to time, which helps create its gloriously sweet, fruity spirit.

As part of the distillery’s long-standing commitment to sustainability and the future, The Glengoyne Collection also becomes fully recyclable, free of plastic and magnets, and locally sourced, with nearly all of the material originating from Scotland.

Katy Muggeridge, Senior Brand Manager for Glengoyne, said: “Glengoyne has always chosen to take its time to do things the right way - for every minute other whiskies spend in their stills, ours spends three, all in the name of outstanding fruity flavour. This is the Glengoyne way and it’s why the same appreciation of time has gone into this rebrand. As one of Scotland’s greenest distilleries, it was extremely important to us that our commitment to sustainability was reflected in the new packaging, as well as giving us a platform to better connect our customers to the unique processes and people behind our award-winning whisky.”

To celebrate this new chapter in the distillery’s story, Glengoyne has worked with renowned conceptual artist and experimental philosopher, Jonathon Keats, on a one-of-kind literary art project set to challenge the way consumers themselves engage with time.

Jonathon’s ground-breaking art pieces, which feature poems from some of the most celebrated young poets around the world including Cat Hepburn and Jeda Pearl (Scotland), Courtney Peppernell (Australia), Alison Malee (America) and Martin Reints (Holland). won’t be immediately available for people to view.

Instead, going against the grain of today’s instant culture, each poem will appear in its own time – unhurried – thanks to an innovative and one-of-a-kind printing technique, which fades away as it is exposed to ultraviolet light.

Creating a greater appreciation of time and craft, each of the poems will hang in the Glengoyne distillery for consumers to visit, with a first layer of ink slowly fading away, in time, to reveal the poems underneath. A version of each poem will also be exhibited in the home countries of the poets from October, including at renowned whisky bars, The Brandy Library (New York), The Ubiquitous Chip (Glasgow), J.D. Williams (Amsterdam), as well as Michelin-starred restaurant City Social (London) - creating a truly one-of-a-kind global exhibition.

“As everything becomes instantaneous, delivered next day, our appreciation of craft and time is diminishing.” Adds Katy Muggeridge. “Glengoyne distillery has always valued the role time can play and its importance to our whisky making. That’s why for this special rebrand, we wanted to bring this idea of unhurried into a different world. These special pieces of literary art will appear when they are ready, likely anytime over the next two to fifty years depending on their exposure to UV light, encouraging a different interaction with the work and a greater appreciation of its craft.”

Also launching with the rebrand, Chapter Two in the Legacy Series heroes the story of Glengoyne’s owners, the Russell Family, and their own relationship to time and tradition when experimenting with different maturation styles. The global release is the result of maturation in two distinct types of casks – first-fill bourbon casks and refill sherry casks.

Wetlands Single Cask Release

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Wetlands Single Cask Release. Matured exclusively for ten years in a first-fill, European sherry hogshead cask, this fine and rare single malt commemorates the ten years since we first created and launched our distillery wetlands and our long standing partnership with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

Priced at £120, this exceptional Glengoyne whisky boasts notes of dark brown sugar, red apples, warm spices, treacle, and dried fruits, followed by a soft oak finish.

Part proceeds from the sale of the Wetlands 10 Year Old Single Cask will go towards helping the WWT create more wetland areas across the UK and the support required to sustain ongoing projects and preserve wetlands which are so integral for the geese in our glen and beyond.

This weekend the Distillery Shop launched the much anticipated Teapot Dram, Batch No. 008. We are now thrilled to announce the eighth release in the coveted *Teapot Dram series, Batch No. 008 is now available for you, our Glengoyne Family, to purchase exclusively online at www.glengoyne.com for 48 hrs. It will then officially be available online from 8th December.

With high demand and a limited number of bottles available for the Teapot Dram, we have limited purchasing to two bottles per person.

The daily dram

Most distilleries gave their teams new-make spirit as their daily dram, but not Glengoyne. Instead, the finest whisky from first-fill Oloroso sherry casks was chosen for the distillery workers. The less seasoned stillmen would, to save face, discreetly pour some of their untouched drams back into the copper teapot which sat on the canteen windowsill, ready for their older colleagues. These stories inspired the creation of this unique dram and pay tribute to this old tradition.

This strictly limited release is priced at £120, matured exclusively in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks, un-chilled-filtered and bottled at 59% ABV.

The Teapot Dram, Batch No. 008, bursts with stewed red apples, dark chocolate and ginger on the nose, giving away to rich and sweet warming spices, sherry and soft oak on the palate. The finish continues with soft oak and spice and drying pleasantly with a hint of pepper and crisp citrus notes.

Teatpot Dram Batch No. 008

Teapot Dram Batch No. 008 Live Tasting

Join us on Wednesday 20th January at 7pm GMT. We'll be broadcasting live from the Distillery Warehouse No. 1 across Glengoyne Facebook and YouTube pages for a live tasting of the Teapot Dram Batch No. 008.

Robbie Hughes and Gordon Dundas will be joined by colleagues Jason MaCabe, Blair Mitchell and Stephanie MacIntyre, who will be on hand to talk you through the flavours bursting from the new limited edition. We will also be taking your questions across social media, so get your thinking caps on!

Scotland: Glengoyne launches 40 year old single malt

20 May, 2009

Glengoyne distillery has released a 40 year old single malt.

This is the first time in its 175 year history that the distillery has released its oldest, most valuable Highland single malt.

The whisky is packaged in a hand blown crystal decanter with an individual number engraved in the base. The decanter sits in a solid oak wood presentation box.

Iain Weir, marketing director for Ian Macleod Distillers, brand owners of Glengoyne commented: “It is a joy to open casks after four decades and find such great balance between malt and still.”

From August, 250 crystal decanters will be available from specialist whisky outlets in the UK and worldwide, RRP £3,750.

DISCOVER GLENGOYNE MULTI-AWARD WINNING WHISKIE

03/12/21

Simply perfect - Slàinte mhath.

I sampled Glengoyne's 12-year old whisky for the first time while staying at Balamaha on Loch Lomond in Sept '21. It was a cracking dram and since the distillery wasn't far away, I paid a visit the next morning to pick up a bottle. With Christmas just around the corner, my thoughts turned to Glengoyne again, this time as a present for a whisky fan who'd sampled a dram of mine and liked it. The service from Glengoyne was excellent - from the point of ordering to keeping me updated with delivery information. I'll definitely be doing more business with them in the future - my bottle of the 12-year old is getting dangerously low.

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Teapot Dram No. 008

Thank you for your overwhelming support on this release.

In December, we launched one of Glengoyne's favourite tipples - the Teapot Dram Batch 008, which sold out online within a couple of days. We are thrilled to announce further bottles are now available to purchase exclusively from our online shop.

With high demand and a limited number of bottles available for the Teapot Dram, we have limited purchasing to two bottles per person. Please note delivery can take up to 4-5 working days

Russell Family Cask

The Russell Family Cask is a Glengoyne Single Cask personally selected by the 3 generations of the IMD owners – Peter, Leonard and Tom. This 36yo Refill Sherry Butt is decadent and rewarding with a long finish showing the cask and spirit in harmony after over 36 years in our warehouses. A very limited release of only 402 bottles of one of Glengoyne’s oldest whiskies ever released.

£3,500.00

THE SPIRIT OF TIME COLLECTION

We are thrilled to introduce you to our NEW Travel Retail Exclusive Spirit of Time Collection, which launches exclusively with World Duty Free UK stores for the month of April, before roll out to other select global airport outlets. Included in this release are two new expressions: Glengoyne 10 Year Old first-fill edition and Glengoyne 15 Year Old Pedro Xíménez Cask Edition. The full collection will also include Glengoyne 26 Year Old, details for this to follow soon.

Each expression showcases the marrying of our unique, fruity spirit with the finest oak casks.

THE COLLECTION

GLENGOYNE 10 YEAR OLD FIRST-FILL

Glengoyne 10 Year Old first-fill is an original for Glengoyne, focusing on the marriage of two premium first-fill casks: bourbon and ex-sherry, bringing exceptional flavour and complexity to the whisky.

Experience notes of pineapple cubes, maraschino cherry, lime, oats, maple and pecan slice. Relish in a palate of chewy sweetness, balanced with soft dry spices, apricots and malt, finishing with sherry, dry tropical notes, and a sprig of spearmint.

Bottled at 46% ABV and un-chill-filtered, this exclusive, annual limited release truly is a unique dram.

GLENGOYNE 15 YEAR OLD XÍMÉNEZ CASK EDITION

Bottled at 48% ABV and un-chill-filtered, the 15 Year Old limited edition has been finished in the finest Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, with a limited annual release of 3,000 bottles.

Bestowing notes of rich dates, cinnamon, red apple, treacle, gentle oak, chocolate coated raisins and orange on the nose, followed by a palate of plum jam, chocolate with citrus notes and deep oak, building up to a long finish of sherry, spice, caramel and hints of liquorice

Glengoyne 10 Year old and Glengoyne 15 year old packaging are fully recyclable, free of plastic and magnets and locally sourced.

GLENGOYNE CELEBRATES THE FLIGHT OF THE GEESE

Dear willem,

At the start of 2022, Glengoyne Distillery was awarded Sustainable Distillery of the Year at the Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Scotland 2022 awards.

This great accolade reinforces how time is of the essence when it comes to our sustainability initiatives, and although our whisky is worth waiting a little longer for, the time is now for our environment, and we are doing all we can to make a difference

With Earth Day 2022 soon upon us, we were keen to celebrate both our award and ongoing partnership with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

So we are proud and excited to announce the launch of our Flight of the Geese online photo journal, shot by the acclaimed Scottish nature photographer Richard Gaston.

A selection of Richard’s stunning work can be viewed on our website.

GLENGOYNE 53 YEAR OLD

Timing is everything here at Glengoyne, and no more so with our oldest single malt whisky we have ever released: Glengoyne 53 Year Old.

For over a half-century, this exceptional single malt has been patiently maturing in a few hand-selected sherry casks.

This rarely encountered 53 Year Old whisky has unique richness and depth of aromas and flavours, a true reflection of our slow maturation.

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE

This highly limited-edition single malt was recently launched exclusively with China Duty Free Group and will roll out to other selected luxury travel retail operators over the coming months. With only 100 decanters available globally, each individually numbered, Glengoyne 53 Years Old offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of Glengoyne history.

Priced with an RRP of c. £26,000, the 53 Year Old Glengoyne is presented in a crystal decanter and housed in a beautiful solid oak presentation box, with a 25ml miniature included, allowing you to sample this truly exceptional single malt.

Glengoyne 26 Year Old

More than a quarter century spent entirely in Oloroso casks gives this 26 year old Travel Retail exclusive extraordinary depth and complexity. Rich complex flavours from the slowest stills in Scotland, matured in the finest casks and Unhurried since 1833, we control the entire six year journey our oloroso sherry casks take from oak forest to highland distillery.

Brown sugar, dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla with an endlessly warm finish bursting with rich sherry notes. Matured in our slowly crafted sherry oak casks for at least a quarter century.

Limited to just 1,400 bottles, it truly embodies the spirit of time.

Glengoyne 53 Year Old

Glengoyne 53 Years Old will launch globally with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) and then to a handful of other select luxury travel retail operators. With only 100 bottles available in the world, Glengoyne 53 Years Old offers a very special opportunity to own a piece of Glengoyne history.

This highly limited-edition single malt is the epitome of Glengoyne Distillery’s unhurried and uncompromising approach to whisky making. This exceptional whisky has unique richness and depth of aromas and flavours, a reflection of its slow maturation for over 50 years at Glengoyne Distillery.

Glengoyne 53 Years Old is presented in a beautiful hand-blown glass decanter which features an engraved goose, representing the migration of geese to the Glen each winter. The decanter is presented in a stunning solid oak display box which, as an industry-first, is designed to be put to a second use once the whisky is finished, allowing drinkers to personalise the box and remove the inner fittings, ready to house other treasures.

Glengoyne 15 Year Old PX Cask Edition

Our long established style is showcased by this 15 year old Travel exclusive, limited to just a few thousand bottles each year.

Fruity, complex flavours from the slowest stills in Scotland matured in the finest casks, unhurried since 1833.

This rich, fruity, intense whisky is the result of finishing in Pedro Ximenez casks. It takes longer but that’s our way. Embracing the spirit of time, championing World class flavour.

THE LEGACY SERIES: CHAPTER THREE,

It was three years ago we launched Chapter One of the Legacy Series, showcasing the legendary story of Distillery Manager Cochrane Cartwright, who in 1869 made innovations that define Glengoyne to this day. Chapter Two followed with the story of Peter Russell and his family, sticking firmly to Cartwright's original vision.

Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter Three is the final chapter in the series, telling the story of Sir Arthur John Tedder, an Excise Officer at the Distillery. Sir Tedder is said to have pioneered the Distillery's 'unhurried' approach to whisky making, shaping the whisky as it's known today.

The Legacy Series: Chapter Three

THE FINAL CHAPTER

The final instalment in our three-part limited edition series boasts a rich, fruity flavour profile, featuring notes of boozy raisins and spiced buns, slowly giving way to the silky caramel taste of Tarte Tatin and smooth cream sherry.

Bottled and un-chillfiltered at 48% ABV, Chapter Three is light and fruity and has a finish which deepens with hints of pineapple, dried fruits, dark chocolate, and lingering spice. An unmistakable dram that will keep you going back for more.

The newest, and last addition to the Legacy Series, is available at glengoyne.com (currently only UK shipping), the Distillery Shop and available from specialist retailers in globally select markets

You may also be interested to know slumbering in the depths of our dunnage warehouse is a Glengoyne that is coming of age, and it's nearly time for us to share it with you.

As a member of the Glengoyne Family you'll be first to know about this special release. Be sure to take time to check your inbox in the coming weeks.

RAISE A DRAM TO A BRAND NEW BAT

As part of the Family, you are one of the first to hear about our exciting new release - Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch No. 009, is now available to discover and enjoy.

Bottled at the strength it emerges from the cask, this delicious amber gold dram is un-chillfiltered, unfussed and untamed; the closest you’ll get to opening the cask yourself. It's the perfect embodiment of our unhurried approach to whisky making.

Matured in one-third first-fill Oloroso sherry, two-thirds refill casks, and a smattering of bourbon barrels, this rich, complex whisky draws the oak's intensity and creates a stunning dram at natural strength.

UNDILUTED AND UNINTERRUPTED

Bottled at 59.6% ABV, Cask Strength, Batch 009 delivers an undiluted and uninterrupted dram. On the nose you're met with baked lemon, rich sticky toffee pudding, malt biscuits, plum, hazelnut, and an unmistakable hit of zesty apple.

To taste, expect a weighty mouthful of rich vanilla and fresh fruits that develop into poached pears with cinnamon spice and a drizzle of honey, followed by a long and rewarding finish of apricot, toffee, and honey.

Priced at £74.99, Cask Strength, Batch 009 is available at glengoyne.com (currently only UK shipping), the Distillery Shop, and specialist retailers in globally select markets.

CASK STRENGTH BATCH 009

TAKE TIME TO SWITCH OFF THIS FATHER'S DAY

With a barrage of pings, ringing, and buzzing from our phones and an obsession with checking them, we are excited to give you a sneak peak at an exciting new launch that's coming next week.

As Scotland's slowest distilled single malt, we have always had a unique relationship with time. "The Offline Edition" allows you to harness that same appreciation of time, allowing for unhurried and uninterrupted drams with your nearest and dearest.

As a valued member of the Glengoyne Family, you will have first access to this rare, limited-edition release. Stay tuned!

SPECIAL LIVE TASTING

For months now, we have been planning a special live tasting. It's something we haven't done before, and we are excited to be able to bring this event to you in the coming weeks. Be sure to take time to check your inbox.

IT'S TIME TO WELCOME

GLENGOYNE 15 YEAR OLD

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our award-winning collection: Glengoyne 15 Year Old.

Matured in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks and hand-selected refill casks, the 15 Year Old celebrates the contrast and harmony from marrying these casks and allows our light and fruity signature house style to shine.

Priced at £90, this complex single malt has notes of fresh hay, dried fruits, citrus and rosehip on the nose, with gentle sweetness and a hint of tropical fruit, cinnamon, vanilla and apple on the palate. Enjoy a smooth, dry finish complemented by gentle spice and lingering oak.

This intriguing and complex Glengoyne is available to purchase directly from our online shop, the Glengoyne Distillery shop and leading specialist retailers.

UNHURRIED DRAMS

TO FALL FOR THIS AUTUMN

Dear willem,

The autumn months bring changes to the landscape and the weather, and while Glengoyne can be enjoyed any time of the year, you may find yourself reaching for a different Glengoyne during the season. Here are some of our favourites you may want to fall for this autumn.

PERFECT FOR A CHILLY AUTUMN EVENING

The warming, soft fruitiness, mixed with the underlying sherry richness of the 10 Year Old is a dram perfect for a chilly autumn evening.

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10 YEAR OLD

A BALANCE OF OAK AND SWEETNESS

If you are looking for a balance of oak and sweetness, the 12 Year Old is a great choice. Matured in European Oak Sherry, American Oak Bourbon and hand-selected quality Oak Refill casks give way to notes of toffee apples, cinnamon spice, ginger, orange, and shortbread. Perfect to cosy up with dessert on a cold evening

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12 YEAR OLD

CONTRAST AND HARMONY

Enjoy the newest edition to our award-winning collection, Glengoyne 15 Year Old.

Celebrating contrast and harmony by marrying sherry and bourbon casks, this fascinating dram brings together sweet dark orchard fruits with bright vanilla and spiced notes. The perfect dram for an autumn evening.

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15 YEAR OLD

THE QUINTESSENTIAL DRAM FOR AUTUMN

Autumn's vibrant colours make us reflect on the 18 Year Old's natural rich and gold hues -influenced by the generous proportion of first-fill sherry casks.

This quintessential dram has depth, with notes of warm spices, brown sugar, ripe apples, macerated fruits, walnuts, dry cocoa and a rich, luxurious mouthfeel.

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18 YEAR OLD

THE PERFECT ANYTIME DRAM

Matured exclusively in sherry casks, the 21 year old is awash with dried fruit and spices on the nose. On the palate, expect rich, dark chocolate, toffee apple and a long spicy, dry, fruity finish with lots of sherry and a heavenly nip of cinnamon.

Glengoyne 36 Year Old

Time may progress quickly for some, but at Glengoyne, we move at our own pace to create extraordinary single malt whisky that will stand the test of time. Our 36 Year Old Russell Family Single Cask is the perfect example of this. It was the first time three generations of Ian MacLeod Distillery family owners – Peter, Leonard and Tom Russell chose to bottle a single cask to celebrate working together. The whiskies richness, full-bodied character and finish made it a unanimous decision.

This exquisite and extremely rare 36 Year Old single cask embodies the Russell family legacy, who continue to honour and respect Glengoyne's unhurried approach to whisky making and world-class wood police

Exquisite and Extremely Rare

Decadent and rewarding with a long finish showcasing the cask and spirit in harmony after 36 years in our warehouses. This truly is a one-of-a-kind dram with only 402 bottles available worldwide and one of Glengoyne's oldest whiskies ever released.

This silky rich, creamy, balanced malt gives way to tropical fruits, dried banana chips and chocolate cherry with a long, rich finish of sherry and spices.

Decade of Drams

Dear Family Member,

Marking one decade of our coveted Cask Strength series, Batch No. 010 is the latest installment of this much-loved series.

Upon the launch, the new dram has been awarded a Gold Medal at the International Spirits Challenge 2023 - a fitting tribute to a milestone bottling.

This award winning limited release is now available to purchase on our www.glengoyne.com, the Glengoyne Distillery, and specialist retailers

Batch No. 010 is bottled at the strength it emerges from the cask, almost like opening the cask yourself.

Maturation in a combination of American and European oak, comprising First-Fill Oloroso Sherry, Bourbon, and Refill Casks results in a rich, indulgent and fruity whisky that truly brings the Glengoyne signature style to life.

On the nose, Batch No. 10 provides fresh, crisp apple with juicy blackberries and pink peppercorn topped with toasted almonds and a sprinkling of dried coconut. To taste, decadent, vanilla custard slices, touches of crème brulee and baked pears with lemon peel and hints of sherry oak. To finish, the latest cask strength has a long, lingering end with honey and refreshing citrus.

Batch No. 010 has an ABV of 59.2% and delivers an undiluted and uninterrupted dram typical our Highland distillers’ signature style.

Glengoyne Summer Solstice

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As the longest day of the year approaches, so does a moment of reflection and celebration. In this spirit we have been thrilled to announce our latest release, Summer Solstice 2024.

Drawn from a Glengoyne 2008 Bourbon Barrel; this exclusive release, with a bottling strength of 59% ABV and a yield of 168 bottles, will be available exclusively to Glengoyne Family Members on the Summer Solstice at the Sun’s meridian - 20th June, 13:19 (distillery time).

The tasting notes for this release are a symphony of flavours:

Nose: Raspberry and Vanilla, desiccated coconut, white grape, lime, soft oak, swiss meringue and dark coffee beans h

Palate: Fruity and syrupy, vanilla, strawberry coulis, banana, apricot and white chocolate

Finish: Toffee and biscuit with refreshing citrus and gooseberry

WAITING FOR THE PERFECT LIGHT

Introducing a new member to the Glengoyne family:

White Oak

Next week we will be welcoming a new whisky into the Glengoyne core range. A first for Glengoyne in its maturation style, widening out the taste profile to include only American Oak, allowing our Glengoyne house spirit style to shine.

Look out for more information next week as we unveil this fabulous new expression, available globally and on our Glengoyne website.

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