| Imperial
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Carron, Morayshire
AB34 7QP Scotland
Tel: +44 (0) 1340 810 276
Viewer's Comments about Imperial
The Imperial Distillery was built in 1897 by Thomas MacKenzie.
It is situated high above the banks of the River Spey and
next to the Carron train station (closed in the 1960s). Across
the river is the Dailuanie
Distillery. The year Imperial was built was the same as
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee which had influence when
naming the distillery.
Imperial Distillery was taken over by Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries
Ltd in 1898. Production started the summer of 1898, but the
distillery closed a year later and remained silent for twenty
years. It reopened after WWI in 1919, but then closed again
from 1925 until 1955. At the time of its closing in 1925,
ownership was transferred to DCL.
In 1955 Imperial Distillery was renovated and reopened. Thirty
years later (1985) it closed until it was reopened in 1989
by new owners, Allied Distillers. In 1998 it was mothballed
and in 2005, taken over by Ricard Pernod and remains in operation
today.
The majority of the production at Imperial is for blending
and contributes to these brands: Ballantine's,
Teachers,
Old Smuggler and Long John. Imperial's single malt is is exclusively
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IMPERIAL 1998 BATTLEHILL
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Imperial 1998 Battlehill
is round and balanced.
It is marked by honey, apples, pineapples and orange.
Includes vanilla and milk chocolate.
There is a slight grassiness.
Balance is between these fruity notes and sweet
oaky malt. Dry finish.
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Imperial
Whisky Distillery
The Imperial Distillery is surrounded by pine forests and
on tidy grounds which makes it a very attractive setting.
The distillery was built with Aberdeen red brick which differs
it from other Speyside distilleries. It was also constructed
within a framework of iron beams (Charles Doig design) with
the purpose of making the distillery fire resistant.
The water supply comes from the Mannoch hills which creates
the Ballintom Burn. From this burn, the water travels by
gravity to the condensers - therefore not requiring the
need for power. A series of walls within the dam which was
designed by Tom Dunn, Allied's Chief Engineer Manager creates
a long canal by which the hot water has to travel before
it reaches the outlet and is reintroduced into the burn
in a safe manner.
Imperial was rebuilt in 1960 and stills were increased from
two to four - this enabled the distillery to double production
by 1965. Capacity at Imperial is 36,000 litres.
The Imperial Distillery does not have a visitors centre.
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