{"product_id":"dalmunach-9-year-old-2016-woodrows-of-edinburgh-curators-cut-edition-single-ex-bourbon-barrel-759-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2026-70cl","title":"Dalmunach 9 Year Old 2016 Woodrow's Of Edinburgh Curator's Cut Edition Single Ex Bourbon Barrel #759 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDalmunach 9 Year Old 2016 Woodrow's Of Edinburgh Curator's Cut Edition Single Ex Bourbon Barrel #759 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2026) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 255 bottles produced from a single ex bourbon cask. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: Light and fruity. Nots of Pear, apples, honey and fudge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate: Slightly earthy and waxy, with notes of lemon, stewed apples and cinnamon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish: Medium to long, with warming spices of star anise and nutmeg and a lingering zesty lemon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Dalmunach\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Mackenzie’s Imperial distillery made way for Chivas Brothers’ contemporary yet historically-sympathetic Dalmunach.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed for the nearby pool in the River Spey, Dalmunach is one of Scotland’s newest and most contemporary distilleries. Built by owner Pernod Ricard (Chivas Brothers) in 2014, the large yet environmentally sympathetic building occupies the former site of the Imperial Distillery which was demolished in 2013.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Mackenzie, a co-owner of Daluaine and Talisker, founded the Imperial Distillery in 1897 on the banks of the River Spey in Carron, Moray. A single malt distillery, almost all of Imperial’s liquid was siphoned off for blends such as Teacher’s, Ballantine’s and Old Smuggler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring its 100-year lifetime, the distillery changed hands and waded through sporadic periods of inactivity several times, eventually falling into the lap of Pernod Ricard following its takeover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/5896\/allied-domecq\/\"\u003eAllied Domecq\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2005. By this time the distillery was completely inactive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2013 the Scotch whisky industry was experiencing a period of booming demand for both blends and single malts, prompting hoards of companies to invest in either expanding capacity at their existing distilleries or building a new site altogether. For Chivas Brothers, the whisky and gin arm of French drinks group Pernod Ricard, a new distillery with the capability of supplying single malt whisky for its leading blends Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s and Royal Salute, was a no-brainer. With Imperial laying silent and in need of a hefty – and costly – refurbishment, Chivas took the decision to demolish the site and build a new super distillery in its place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe build of Dalmunach was overseen by former Chivas Brothers production director Douglas Cruickshank, who rather aptly began his career in whisky at the age of 15 at the Imperial Distillery. Keen to preserve some of the character of his first place of work, Cruickshank ensured several of Imperial’s key design features were inherited by Dalmunach. Aberdeen red brick from the original mill building has been recycled for the new site’s entranceway, while wood from the distillery’s original washbacks has been used to clad the walls of the new tun room. The building itself has even been designed to complement the surrounding landscape and traditional architectural style of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course the innovative Pernod Ricard was keen to pimp up Dalmunach with the latest tech, which includes heat recovery technology, 16 stainless steel washbacks, and eight stills arranged untraditionally in a circle to ‘provide a unique aesthetic for the future’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52.8% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalmunach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57030644400453,"sku":null,"price":67.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/Woodrow_sOfEdinburghDalmunach9YearOld2016SingleExBourbonBarrel_759SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2026_70cl.jpg?v=1770219392","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/dalmunach-9-year-old-2016-woodrows-of-edinburgh-curators-cut-edition-single-ex-bourbon-barrel-759-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2026-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}