Kininvie, Hazelwood 110, Janet Sheed Roberts
Speyside Single Malt Whisky
Bottled to celebrate the 110th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts, granddaughter of William Grant.
Whisky Details
Country:
Scotland
Region:
Speyside
Bottler:
Distillery Bottling
Strength:
55.0%
Bottle Size:
70cl
Number Of Bottles:
1600
Kininvie Distillery
The Kininvie Distillery is one of the youngest distilleries in Scotland, the distillery began production on the 4th July 1990.
The distillery, whilst featuring computer controlled distillation, lacks its own mash house. Mash houses are responsible for producing the liquid needed for fermentation in the washbacks, so the liquid used by the Kininvie Distillery in their washbacks is piped from the Balvenie Distillery some 200 metres away. The distillery presently operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to meet demand.
The output from the Kininvie Distillery is normally used in William Grant & Sons blended whiskies, primarily the Clan Macgregor blended whisky, a typical blended whisky featuring a high percentage of grain whisky mixed with the single malt from the Kininvie Distillery.
There is no indication as to whether a single malt bottling will be offered in the future, either through William Grant & Sons or any of the numerous independent bottlers.
Speyside Single Malt Whisky
Speyside Single Malts are distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in north eastern Scotland.
With so many whiskies, there are few similarities across the region, though some of the whiskies which are considered to be the most refined and elegant are in Speyside.
The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world, The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich, come from Speyside.
Strathspey has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky producing areas of Scotland.
