Drumguish
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Tromie
Mills, Glentromie
Kingussie PH21 1NS Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1540 661060 / Fax: +44 (0)1540 661959
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 Drumguish
is a five year single malt whisky produced at the Speyside
Distillery. The distillery takes its name from the original
Speyside Distillery in Kingussie which started in 1895 and
only produced until 1905. It was demolished in 1911.
Speyside Distillery was built following one man's dream to
have his own malt whisky distillery. George Christie, a well
known merchant, chose the tranquil spot at Tromie Mills, below
the small village of Drumguish and three miles from Kingussie
to build his dream. George Christie commissioned Alex Fairlie,
a dry stane dyker, to build the distillery. Alex single-handedly
laid all the stonework over a period of nearly 20 years and
the distillery started production on the 3rd of December in
1990. The old mill and water wheel were retained from the
original distillery and are still in working order.
 Drawing
from the wonderful crystal clear waters of the River Tromie,
The Speyside Distillery houses some of the smallest, yet most
cleverly proportioned stills in Scotland. These two key factors,
allied to our distilling secrets, that have been passed from
generation to generation, have earned Speyside the reputation
of 'the best whisky in the world'. | Courtesy
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DRUMGUISH
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
The
pure local water coloured and flavoured by the
peat of the Cairngorm mountains, together with the
fine malted barley from the Moray Firth region, and,
of course, our unsurpassed attention to detail.
Nose: Soft and medium-sweet. quite fresh with
a
slight menthol character, gently peated with a slight earthy touch.
Finish: Of good length, almost dry with a good
peaty flavour.
Taste: Medium-dry, minty, with good body and
a firm, but gentle dark earthy smokiness.
Colour: Pale mid amber with old gold highlights. |
Tasting
Notes by Drumguish |
Speyside
Distillery
The Speyside Distillery is located on the banks of the River
Tromie in the Speyside region of the Scottish Highlands. The
distillery is closer to the source of the River Spey than any
other distillery in Scotland, providing access to the area's
richest, purest water. The rivers of Speyside are recognised
for their part in producing great whisky and their banks are
home to many fine distilleries.
The distillery is not a large production plant,
being equipped with a four tonne GlenSpey mash tonne, four 20,000
litre wash backs, a 13,000 litre wash still and a 7,000 litre
spirit still, both stills being made by Forsyth's of Rothes,
mass production never being one of Mr Christie's objectives.
The distillery
draws its water from the old mill lade which originally ran
the waterwheel that powered the old mill that gives the site
its name; the same water source is used for process and cooling
in the distillery. The distillery has only 4 employees, they
lovingly watch over the small batch production.
The Speyside Distillery does not have a visitor centre.
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