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The Famous Grouse is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by The Edrington Group in Scotland. It was first produced by Matthew Gloag & Son in 1896. [1] The single malt whiskies used in The Famous Grouse blend include the Edrington-owned Highland Park and The Macallan. [2] Its emblem is the red grouse, Scotland's national game bird. [1]
William Grant & Sons Ltd is an independent, family-owned Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 [1] by William Grant, and is run by Grant's descendants as of 2018. [2] It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky distillers remaining in family ownership. [3]
The distillery was officially established in 1763, [7] but had previously been under the control of illicit distillers, who sought to avoid paying taxes, since 1717. [4] This early history has led to claims that Glenturret is the oldest distillery in Scotland, a title contested by other establishments such as Littlemill [1] or Strathisla.
This is a list of whisky brands arranged by country of origin and style. Whisky (or whiskey) [ 1 ] is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash . Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley , malted barley , rye , malted rye, wheat , and corn .
The Glenfiddich distillery produces Glenfiddich whisky in Dufftown, Moray. Glenfiddich is a single malt Scotch whisky, this means the whisky was distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and must be made from a mash of malted barley. Onsite there are 43 distinctively-shaped "swan neck" copper pot stills.
Destileria Limtuaco hosts its own museum which opened on February 6, 2018. It is hosted inside a stone house along San Juan de Letran Street in Intramuros, Manila, and is dedicated to the company's history and liquor making.
[2] In 2007, United Spirits purchased Whyte & Mackay and the distillery began operating once again. [3] In 2014, United Spirits sold Whyte & Mackay to Philippines-based Alliance Global for £430m. [4] Along with Invergordon distillery, it produces whisky for Whyte & Mackay blended Scotch whisky brands.
It produced a variety of drinks including anis, anisette, cognac, rum, whisky and gin (Ginebra Ayala, Ginebra San Miguel, Ginebra Nacional, Ginebra Extra, Ginebra Doble Extra, among others). The distillery was located in Quiapo, Manila and was a major business of Ayala y Compañía (successor of Casa Róxas) when it was acquired by La Tondeña ...