Kinclaith distillery

Kinclaith distillery
Region: Lowland
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
OwnerChivas Brothers
Founded1957
StatusClosed/demolished
Water sourceLoch Katrine
Demolished1975

Kinclaith distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Glasgow, Scotland,

History

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Kinclaith distillery was build by Strathclyde & Long John Distilleries Ltd. within the Strathclyde Grain distillery complex, in 1958.[1][2]The Kinclaith distillery was closed in 1975 after being sold to Whitbread & Co a company later sold to Allied Domecq .[3]

Following the closure of the still, the stock, casked and bottled, has become rare, making it more collectable and the value has increased substantially.[4] Today it is one of the most expensive brands in the world with bottles fetching prices of between $1500 and $4000 each [5]The brand in now owned by Chivas Brothers.[6]

Value increases

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Year sold Bottled Value Currency
1966 1958 17 [7] GBP
2004 1966 300 [7] GBP
2004 1967 999 [4] GBP

References

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  1. ^ Maclean, C. (2008) Whisky p.113. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. ISBN 1-4053-2814-2. Retrieved November 2011
  2. ^ ScotchWhisky.net Kinclaith Retrieved November 2011
  3. ^ Whisky Magazine Directory: Kinclaith entry Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 2011
  4. ^ a b Peter Temple, P. (2004) Superhobby Investing: Making Money from Antiques, Coins, Stamps, Wine, Woodland and Other Alternative Assets p.240-241 Harriman House Limited. ISBN 1-897597-33-9. Retrieved November 2011
  5. ^ Google search
  6. ^ "Kinclaith | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. ^ a b The Scotsman (12 June 2004) Get into the spirit of saving Retrieved November 2011

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