Clynelish Distillery

Clynelish Distillery

Region: Highland
Location	Brora, Sutherland
Owner	Diageo
Founded	1872
Status	Operational
Water source	Clynemilton burn
Number of stills	Three wash, three spirit
Capacity	3,400,000 litres
Clynelish 14 year old
Type	Single malt
Age(s)	14 Years
ABV	46%
Clynelish 1992 Distillers Edition
Type	Single malt
Age(s)	15 years
ABV	46%

Clynelish Distillery is a distillery near Brora, Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It was built in 1968, adjacent to the original Clynelish distillery which was closed. Confusingly the original distillery was reopened in May 1969 as and until July 1973, produced a heavily-peated whisky to supply for blending; this was done to cover a shortage of Islay whisky caused by a drought on the island. The old distillery was renamed Brora Distillery and production of a peated spirit continued up until 1983.

Clynelish has had a strong connection with Johnnie Walker blended whisky for many years. A large proportion of the spirit used in Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve comes from this distillery.

References

• Jackson, Michael, (2004). The Malt Whisky Companion, Penguin Books 2004 ISBN 13: 9781405302340 ISBN 10: 1405302348
• http://www.maltmadness.com/whisky/clynelish.html