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Kinclaith Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Moffat Street
Glasgow G5 0ND Scotland
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The Kinclaith Distillery was built in 1957 within the huge complex which also housed the Strathclyde grain distillery. It was originally owned by Long John International and Seager Evans - both subsidiarires of the American company Schenley. In 1975 Kinclaith was sold to Whitbread. It was then dismantled so that the Strathclyde facilities could be expanded. Kinclaith was the last malt distillery in Glasgow.

Loch Katrine
Loch Katrine

The majority of the production from Kinclaith went into Long John blends. However, there are independent single malt bottlings by Cadenheads, Gordon & MacPhail, Duncan Taylor and Signatory. Kinclaith is a rare, sought after whisky which commands very high prices. Michael Jackson describes the house style as "light and melony".

KINCLAITH 35 YEAR OLD 1969
RARE RESERVE - CASK STRENGTH COLLECTION by SIGNATORY

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KINCLAITH 35 YEAR OLD 1969 RARE RESERVE - CASK STRENGTH COLLECTION
by SIGNATORY

Bottling Note: As rare as they come. This was distilled on the 28th May 1969 and aged for a whopping 35 years in hogshead 301446 before bottling on the 5th April 2005. A release of 219 cask strength bottles (also the bottles are 750ml because this was bottled for the American market). Kinclaith was actually the last malt distillery to be built in Glasgow. The whisky is very rare because the distillery was dismantled in 1975!

Kinclaith Whisky Distillery

Kinclaith Distillery

The Kinclaith Distillery was only in operation for less than twenty years. It was within the Lowlands region and Western Lowlands district. Its water source - the Loch Katrine.

Kinclaith Distillery was dismantled in 1975.