Knockando

Infobox Scottish Distillery
Name = Knockando Distillery
Type = Speyside


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Location = Knockando, Moray
Owner = Diageo
Founded = 1898
Status = Operational
Source = The Cardnach Spring
Stills = 2 wash stills
2 spirit stills
Capacity = 1,300,000 litres/per annum
Brand 1 = Knockando
Type 1 = Single malt
Age 1 = 12 Years
Cask 1 = American White Oak, Ex-Bourbon Casks
ABV 1 = 40%
Brand 2 = Knockando
Type 2 = Single Malt
Age 2 = 18 Years
Cask 2 = American White Oak, Ex-Bourbon Casks
ABV 2 = 43%

Knockando is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky producing area of Scotland.

Knockando Distillery was built by John Thompson in 1898, and is named after the village in which it stands. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic "Cnoc-an-dhu", meaning "little black hill". In 1904 the distillery was purchased by W & A Gilbey, a gin producer from London, and is now owned by multinational firm Diageo.

Knockando was the first distillery in Scotland to be built with electric lighting. In 1905 it was linked directly to the Great North of Scotland Railway, which connected Grantown-on-Spey with the main towns of north-east Scotland. Cottages for distillery workers were built nearby, as well as a house for the Customs and Excise Officer.

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*cite web |url=http://www.whisky.com/brands/knockando_brand.html |title=Knockando Single Malt Scotch Whisky |accessdate=2008-03-25