The Glenlivet Ballindalloch Distillery Speyside Moray Grampian. Scotland. XPL 3616-350
The First Name in Whisky High in the foothills of the Cairngorm Mountains, Glenlivet is one of the most scenic and romantic glens in the Scottish Highlands. Glenlivet has a rich, cultural and historical heritage. Local Folklore abounds with tales of ghosts, witches and the supernatural, weaving a vivid tapestry of Highland oral tradition. Glenlivet's history is no less intriguing with the role of the glen people in the great "whisky wars" of the early nineteenth century. Recognising that the stories of the glen and of the world's most famous distillery are inextricably linked, Chivas Brothers have redesigned and enhanced the facilities at the distillery visitor centre to present the story of The Glenlivet in a vibrant and exciting way. Meanwhile, preliminary work has begun to excavate the site of the original distillery at Upper Drumin, to expose the historic ruins of George Smith's original distillery, the birthplace of The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky. During the early nineteenth century when the Government imposed crippling excise duties on whisky and other spirits, smugglers worked their illicit stills in almost every Highland glen. Glenlivet was acknowledged as the home of the very best "mountain dew". Casks of "the real Glenlivet" were to be found in the cellars of all the great houses in the land and it received the Royal stamp of approval. In 1822, when George IV visited Edinburgh, it was said that "the King drinks nothing but whisky and is an admirable judge of Glenlivet." It was in Glenlivet that George Smith built a licensed distillery in 1824 and began to make the world-famous, The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The Glenlivet weaves an unbroken thread through Scottish history and culture. The favoured whisky of dukes and soldiers, writers and lawyers - and King George IV himself - revered by connoisseurs, flattered by its imitators, The Glenlivet can only be made in one particular spot, in a single glen in the heart of Scotland's finest w
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Location: Glenlivet, Speyside. Moray. Grampian Region. Scotland. United Kingdom.
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License: Licensed
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