Speyburn

Speyburn_Distillery

History The Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins & Company for the sum of £17,000. The site was chosen by John Hopkins himself for its unpolluted water supply from the Granty Burn, one of the major tributaries to the River Spey. Hopkins appointed the famous distillery architect Charles C Doig to design the distillery and to this day Speyburn has its classic pagoda ventilator, a hallmark of Doig’s design. The proprietors, keen to have production started to ensure that the first fillings could bear the date 1897 – Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee – had scheduled production to begin on 1 November 1897. However, due to delays, the stills did not run until 15 December. When production finally began, the still house was without doors and windows. Under the watchful eye of the distillery’s manager, John Smith, the first spirit was run off in a violent snow storm with the distillery men working in overcoats and mufflers to protect them from the elements. However, the proprietors succeeded in achieving their ambition and one butt was produced and bonded bearing the date 1897.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling
  • speyburn-15-year-old-whisky Speyburn 15 Years Old (2017) - Speyburn 15 Years Old (46%, OB, 2017) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Speyburn Distillery Bottling: Official, Inver House ABV: 46% Cost: £50.00 What they say: Speyburn 15 Years Old Single […]
  • speyburn-25-year-old-solera-cask-whisky Speyburn 25 Year Old Solera Cask (2016) - Speyburn 25 Year Old Solera Cask (46%, OB, 2015) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Speyburn Distillery Bottling: Official, Inver House ABV: 46% Cost: £84.14 What they say: 25 Year Old […]
  • Speyburn Bradan Orach (2014) - Speyburn Bradan Orach (40%, OB, 2014) 40% ABV, £20 for 70cl Score: 84/100 What they say: Water is at the heart of Speyburn Single Malt. Speyburn is the only distillery to use […]
Independent Bottling
Gordon & MacPhail
  • speyburn-1989-bottled-2013-connoisseurs-choice-gordon-and-macphail-whisky Speyburn 1989 Connoisseurs Choice (2016) - Simply I noted: Very Nice! Note - although the sample bottle was labelled 1991, accompanying tasting notes confirmed this is in fact the 1989 bottled vintage. 86/100
That Boutique-Y Whisky Company
  • speyburn-that-boutiquey-whisky-company-whisky Speyburn 10 Years Old Batch 3 (2019) - Speyburn 10 Years Old Batch 3 Whisky Review: Another refill cask aged expression by the feels of it, good balance again here with some nice spirit quality revealing good distillery character only I couldn't taste the salmon! 😉 84/100