About Glenkinchie
The home of 'The Edinburgh Malt' is located in the rolling farmland of East Lothian in the village of Pentcaitland on the River Tyne.
From the rich agricultural countryside of East Lothian comes Glenkinchie, the Classic Malt of the Lowlands.
East Lothian was the birthplace of the 18th century agricultural revolution in Scotland which was to change the landscape in order to provide better feed for livestock and produce for markets in neighbouring towns and cities
The golden barley was destined for another market too. By 1837 local farmers, John and George Rate had become the first recorded licence holders of Glenkinchie Distillery, malting the barley grown in their adjoining fields and mashing it in pure water from springs in the Lammermuir hills to produce one of Scotlands Classic Malt whiskies.
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Glenkinchie Distillers Edition
Glenkinchie is one of the last operating distilleries in Lowland Scotland. It is located just 15 miles from Edinburgh in an area known as the "Garden Of Scotland".
The distillery was founded between 1825 and 1833 by the brothers George and John Rate, it was originally named Milton Distillery. They renamed it Glenkinchie in 1837. In 1853 the Rate brothers went bankrupt and the buildings of the distillery lay empty, being primarily used as a cowshed.
In the 1881 Glenkinchie was bought and restored by a consortium of whisky merchants and blenders from Edinburgh and Leith. The rebuilding took about 10 years. Production was re-established after rebuilding the distillery and malting floors. The distillery stopped using its own malting floors in 1969.
Today the distillery belongs to United Distillers & Vintners. The distillery was always pretty much unknown for years, but became famous when UDV integrated the Glenkinchie Malt into their Classic Malts collection in 1988. The distillery has an excellent museum and is very much worth a visit. Glenkinchie malt is also used in blends such as Haig, Johnny Walker, Buchanan and Dimple. Glenkinchie malt is light, soft, round and sweetish, although it is drier than most other Lowland malts. Some smoke, nutmeg and bite.
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