Glenkinchie distillery is located less than 20 miles from Edinburgh city centre, which has earned its name as the Edinburgh Malt. It is one of the six distilleries in the Lowland region, and was one of the five original Lowland distillers to found Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd (later DCL, later UDV aka Diageo) in 1914. It is owned by the drinks giant Diageo.
Glenkinchie's origins date back
to around 1825 when it was founded by brothers John and George Rate and known as the Milton Distillery. In 1853, the Rate Brothers were bankrupted and the site converted to a sawmill. In 1881, the plant was rebuilt and whisky-making restarted under Maj. James Grey. In 1969 the distillery stopped malting its own grain and the malting floors were turned into a museum.
Glenkinchie has been the Lowland representative of Diageo's 'Classic Malts' since 1988, prior to which time the majority of the spirit went into the Haig's blend.Show more