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Talisker distillery is an island single malt Scotch whisky distillery based in Carbost, Scotland on the Minginish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. The distillery is operated by Diageo and Taliskers’ 10 year old whisky has been nominated as part of their Classic Malts series. Whiskies attributed to the Talisker brand have been praised by whisky ...
1863 Branch line opened to the distillery from Carron station on the Strathspey Railway, 1.25 miles long. [2] 1884 Dailuaine is renovated and enlarged. 1891 Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd. was founded. In 1898, Dailuaine-Glenlivet and Talisker Distillery Ltd. are fused to Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd.
History. Talisker was for centuries a possession of the Clan Macleod. For nearly two hundred years it was associated with a cadet branch of the chiefly line, founded by Sir Roderick Macleod, 1st of Talisker (1606-1675). Sir Roderick was the second son of Rory Mor Macleod (d.1626) and Isabel, daughter of Donald Macdonell, 8th of Glengarry.
The Classic Malts of Scotland[1][2][3][4][5] is a selection of six single malt whiskies, launched and marketed together in 1988 by United Distillers and Vintners which is now owned by Diageo. They are often displayed together in bars and liquor stores. Diageo has since marketed other single malt labels and expressions with the Classic Malts ...
Production began in Loch Lomond the following year in 1965. In 1984, the distillery stopped production until Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouses acquired the business and resumed malt production in 1987. [2] Grain whisky production began in 1993 and two new malt stills were added in 1999. At the time the Grain distillery opened in 1994, it was the ...
Cask type (s) Bourbon. Sherry. Location map. Lagavulin distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland. [1] Lagavulin is owned by Diageo, a multinational beverage alcohol company headquartered in London.
He then drew up plans for his distillery, and the foundation stone was laid in the autumn of 1886. Grant remained active in the company until his death in 1923 at the age of 83. In early 1892 work began to convert an 18th-century mansion (Balvenie New House) into a distillery. [2]
Carbost, Loch Harport. Carbost (Scottish Gaelic: Càrrabost) is a village on the south-west shore of Loch Harport on the Minginish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Carbost becomes a tourist hub in summer months due to the presence of the Talisker Distillery which is also one of the main employers in the village along with the local ...