Teaninich 12 Year Old (2009) Single Cask #716907 (The Red Cask Company) 70cl

Distilled at the Teaninich distillery in the Highlands, this release was bottled by independent bottler, Global Whisky as part of their Red Cask Co. range of whiskies. This expression was distilled in 2009 and has spent 12 years maturing in oak, including a period in first fill Oloroso sherry hogshead. There was just 220 bottles produced at a cask strength of 52.8% abv free from chill filtration and artificial colouring.

About Teanininch

Built in 1817, Teaninich was an early legal distillery, but as it was built by Napoleonic war hero and estate owner ‘Blind’ Captain Hugh Munro that’s no more than you would expect. He and his brother General John Munro were notable as being benign and caring landlords in a region which was brutally hit by the Highland Clearances [see Clynelish].

Another local man, John Ross, took the lease in 1869 and ran the site until 1895 when it was transferred to Elgin-based blenders Munro & Cameron. It was the trustees of the late Innes Cameron who sold Teaninich to DCL in 1933.

It has undergone regular expansion – larger stills were installed in 1946, before the pair were doubled in 1962. In 1970 a new distillery, Teaninch ‘A Side’, with six stills was built. The two parts ran simultaneously until 1984, when the original site (‘B Side’) was silenced.

The same thing is about to happen all over again. Teaninich’s capacity is due to double to 9m litres per annum and there are plans to build a separate 10m litres per annum distillery on the same site.

52.8% ABV

70cl