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Knockando

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KNOCKANDO  
13 years old
43 %                 
Season 1976
Bottled 1989
Proprietors: Knockando Distillery,
Speyside
Justerini & Brooks Ltd, 61,
St. James's Street, London

KNOCKANDO   
15 years old
43 %               
Season of Distillation 1977
Bottled 1992
Justerini & Brooks Ltd,
St. James's Street, London

KNOCKANDO   
14 years old
43%               
Season of Distillation 1978
Bottled 1992
Justerini & Brooks Ltd,
St. James's Street, London

KNOCKANDO   
15 years old
43 %               
Season of Distillation 1979
Bottled 1994
Justerini & Brooks Ltd,
St. James's-Street London

KNOCKANDOL
15 years old
43 %                
Season of Distillation 1980
Bottled 1995
LAST  BOTTLE  AND  EMPTY  

Justerini & Brooks,
St. James's Street, London

KNOCKANDO  

14 years old

43 %
Season of Distillation 1982
Bottled 1996
Justerini & Brooks,
St. James's Street, London

KNOCKANDO  

21 years old

43 %                
MASTER RESERVE
Distilled in 1979
Bottled in 2000
Slow Matured to Perfection
Justerini & Brooks,
St. James's Street, London


As the Knockando Distillery Manager, I am proud to present to you our exceptional creation, Knockando Master Reserve .With a helping hand from nature, I discovered that certain oak butt casks coming from a particular area of our warehouse take longer to mature. The tem¬perature in this area is cooler and unusually constant. Knockando Master Resereve comes exclusively from those butt casks, and the result is an even smoother Knockando Single Malt with a deeper taste. Innes Shaw.

KNOCKANDO   

23 years old

43%              
PEERLESS
CASK STRENGHT
RARE AULD SCOTCH WHISKY
A Unique Whisky of Distinction
Distilled: 1980
Bottled: 2004
Fons et Origo
Cask  no. 1913
279 Numbered Bottles
Duncan Taylor & Co., Ltd.
Huntly, Aberdeenshire

KNOCKANDO   

18 years old

43 %           
SLOW MATURED
Distilled 1986
Bottled 2005
Matured with Sherry Casks
Knockando Distillery,
Knockando, Banffshire


Knockando Slow Matured, a smooth elegant character with soft nutty aromas and rich fruity notes.

The distillery of Knockando which in Gaelic means 'little black hill' lies in the heart of Speyside, a region of Scotland renowed as the home of the highest quality malt whiskies.
Knockando Slow Matured is distinctively complex, with a rich palate revealing deeper almond notes, sweet hints of Sherry and light oak flavours giving way to a warm and smooth finish.
The distillery of Knockando stands on the banks of the river Spey, which gives its name to Speyside, a region in the north-eastern Scottish Highlands long renowed as the home of the finest malt whiskies.
Built in 1898, the Knockando distillery lies in the village of the same name, derived from Gaelic 'Cnoc-an-dhu', meaning 'little black hill'.
Only the purest natural ingredienst are used to make Knockando: malted barley, yeast and crystal clear spring water from the Cardnack spring, which lies in the hills above the dis¬tillery.
Time is another key element, as gentle maturation in oak casks slowly reveals the subtle aromas of Knockando : delicate with a distinctive fresh almond note in its younger versions, it gains weight and dept of flavour over the years.
This older version of Knockando is matured with Sherry casks, prized by distillers for the rich fruity notes which they lend to malt whisky, a special slow maturation which adds complexity and smoothness to the elegant fruity character of Knockando.
Aged for a minimum of 18 years, Knockando Slow Matured has a rich palate revealing deeper almond notes, sweet hints of Sherry and light oak flavours giving way to a warm and smooth finish.

KNOCKANDO

Aged  25  years  

43 %                                                                                                                                                          
LIMITED  EDITION  2 0 1 1                                                                                                                                                                                    

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky                                                                                                                                                                     

One of only 4758 Bottled in 2011                                                                                                                                                                    

Matured Exclusively in European Oak                                                                                                                                                        

Individually Numbered Bottles                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Knockando Distillery, Knockando, Banffshire


This Knockando 25 year old is a feast for the senses, the colour of polished mahogany.


Deeply intriguing, the nose quickly yields a rich panoply of fruity, vinous notes led by dry Christmas
cake, hard toffee, dried fruits and raisins

Superbly balanced, the palate starts sweet and grapey then dries, with distant smoke. There’s  a
long  warming finish with coffee and dark chocolate.

Mignificent ex sherry cask aromas and flavours make this an opulent aperitif, appetizing too with
hard, sharp chesses.

Duncan M. Tait


Speyside
KNOCKANDO  
Knockando, Morayshire. Licentiehouder: Justerini & Brooks Ltd. Onderdeel van International Distillers & Vintners Ltd. Het Eigendom van Grand Metropolitan. (GrandMet).
Gesticht in 1898 door John Thompson aan het einde van een periode van grote bloei van de whiskyindustrie.


Knockando betekent kleine zwarte heuvel.


Het water komt van de Gardnach bron waarvan Knockando de alleenrechten heeft.
Knockando is altijd een gemeenschap geweest, er wonen nu 200 mensen in twee kernen, één om de distilleerderij, de tweede rondom de kerk.


In 1898 zakte de whiskymarkt in elkaar en in 1904 werd Knockando het eigendom van W.A. Gilbey, wijnkopers te Londen, voor de heel lage prijs van E 3500.
Gilbey was toen al in het bezit van Glen Spey, gekocht in 1887 en Strathmill, overgenomen in 1895.


Men heeft in de archieven een verslag gevonden uit 1899, het eerste jaar dat Knockando produceerde, toen werd er alleen tijdens de winter gedistileerd.


De in het voorjaar gezaaide gerst werd in de zomer geoogst, in de herfst opgeslagen. Men hield de seizoenen uit elkaar, ook wat het latere resultaat in de fles betreft.


Bij Knockando wordt elk produktiejaar nog altijd als seizoen aangeduid, hoewel men het gehele jaar door distilleert.


In 1962

ging Gilbey samen met Justerini & Brooks Ltd (1749)
en anderen om samen International Distillers & Vintners te vormen.
(I.D.V.).

In 1974

werd Auchroisk gebouwd.
In September 1993

koopt GrandMet samen met Robertson & Baxter
de laatste onafhankelijke graandistilleerderij: North British.
GrandMet en R & B waren al voor 38 % eigenaar.
Voor de resterende aandelen werd E 50.000.000 betaald.

Op 12 Mei 1997

wordt de fusie aangekondigd tussen Guinness en GrandMet.
Op 22 Oktober 1997

wordt bekend dat de nieuwe naam Diageo zou worden.

Knockando heeft vier ketels,

De kapaciteit is 2 miljoen liter spirit per jaar.
Knockando voegt niets toe aan zijn whisky.


Voor elke botteling van Knockando worden ongeveer 400 vaten uitgezocht, gemengd en drie maanden gelagerd, 'married', en dan gebotteld.
De leeftijd staat niet vast, maar is wisselend.


De maxium leeftijd van Knockando zou ongeveer 25 jaar zijn. Het water komt van Cardnach Spring.
De Mash tun is 4 ton.


De acht Wash backs zijn groot 21.500 liter.
De twee Wash stills zijn groot 10.800 liter, de twee Spirit stills elk 7000 liter en worden met stoom verhit
.

The distillery of Knockando which in Gaelic means 'little black hill' lies in the heart of Speyside, a region of Scotland renowed as the home of the highest quality malt whiskies.
Knockando Slow Matured is distinctively complex, with a rich palate revealing deeper almond notes, sweet hints of Sherry and light oak flavours giving way to a warm and smooth finish.
The distillery of Knockando stands on the banks of the river Spey, which gives its name to Speyside, a region in the north-eastern Scottish Highlands long renowed as the home of the finest malt whiskies.


Built in 1898, the Knockando distillery lies in the village of the same name, derived from Gaelic 'Cnoc-an-dhu', meaning 'little black hill'.


Only the purest natural ingredienst are used to make Knockando: malted barley, yeast and crystal clear spring water from the Cardnack spring, which lies in the hills above the distillery.
Time is another key element, as gentle maturation in oak casks slowly reveals the subtle aromas of Knockando : delicate with a distinctive fresh almond note in its younger versions, it gains weight and dept of flavour over the years.


This older version of Knockando is matured with Sherry casks, prized by distillers for the rich fruity notes which they lend to malt whisky, a special slow maturation which adds complexity and smoothness to the elegant fruity character of Knockando.


Aged for a minimum of 18 years, Knockando Slow Matured has a rich palate revealing deeper almond notes, sweet hints of Sherry and light oak flavours giving way to a warm and smooth finish.

The distillery was built during the last of the three phases of distillery construction in the 19th century by John Thompson & Co, but like many built at this time, the distillery struggled and was bought by W & A Gilbey in 1904 for £3,500 as part of the London-based gin distiller’s expansion into whisky blending (it had bought Glen Spey in 1885 for
11.000 pound and Strathmill in 1895 for 9.500 pound )

It then became part of IDV in 1962 which transferred the licence to its Justerini & Brooks whisky division. It has served as the ‘home’ of the J&B blend ever since. Following IDV’s merger with United Distillers it became part of Diageo.

Although it remains a central player within J&B, Knockando has some pedigree as a single malt, mainly at 12-years-old, and was unusual in its habit of stating both the season and years of distillation and bottling date. It remains a good seller in France and some line extensions have been added in recent years.

CONDENSER TYPE i
Shell and tube
FERMENTATION TIME i
48hrs
FILLING STRENGTH i
63.5%
GRIST WEIGHT (T) i
4.44
HEAT SOURCE i
Steam
MALT SPECIFICATION i
Lightly peated
MALT SUPPLIER i
Mainly in house
MASH TUN TYPE i
Lauter
NEW-MAKE PHENOL LEVEL i
Lightly peaty
NEW-MAKE STRENGTH i
71-72%
SPIRIT STILL CHARGE (L) i
6,930
SPIRIT STILL SHAPE i
Ball
STILLS i
4
WASH STILL CHARGE (L) i
10,000
WASH STILL SHAPE i
Lamp glass
WASHBACK TYPE i
Wood
WASHBACKS i
8
WATER SOURCE i
Cardnach Spring
WORT CLARITY i
Cloudy
YEAST TYPE i
Creamed

Diageo
1997 - present
Grand Metropolitan
1972 - 1997
International Distillers & Vintners
1962 - 1972
W&A Gilbey
1904 - 1962
J Thompson & Co
1900 - 1904
John Thompson

1898 - 1900

1898
John Thomson founds Knockando
Architect is the famous Charle Doig
1899
The production start in May
1900
Knockando is closed in March and
J. Thomson & Co takes over
1902
Knockando stops production
1903
W&A Gilbey from London and
a Gin distiller buys
the distillery for 3.500 pound
Knockando reopens in October again
1962
W&J Gilbey merges with United Wine
Traders, including Justerini & Brooks
to form International Distillers & Vintners
(I.D.V.)
1968
Floor maltings decommissioned
1972
I.D.V. is acquired by Watney Mann the
brewers who are taken over by
Grand Metropolitan
1978
Justerini & Brooks releases a 12 year old
Knockando the first who use "Season" on
the bottles and one of the first bottled
as a single malt whisky
1997
Grand  Metropolitan and Guiness merge
to form Diageo, I.D.V. and United Dstillers
merge to United Distillers & Vintners
2010
A Managers Choice 1996 is released
2011
A 25 year old is released
2017
Closed in December for a major refurbishment
2020
Capacity: 1.400.000 Ltrs
2021
Production starts in Summer, but for only six months
a year





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