Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Knockando Distillery
Knockando Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Knockando Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1898. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.4565°, -3.3430°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Knockando distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky-producing area of Scotland. Knockando Distillery is named after the village in which it stands. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Cnoc Cheannachd, meaning "Hill of Commerce". The village is home to a few other small houses and the larger Knockando House, and is surrounded by woods in which there are buzzards, Red Squirrel and Roe Deer.
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Background
History
Knockando Distillery was built by John Tytler Thomson in 1898. In 1904 the distillery was purchased by W & A Gilbey, a gin producer from London. In 1962, W&A Gilbey merged with United Wine Traders to form International Distillers and Vintners. International Distillers and Vintners become part of Grand Metropolitan in the 1970's. In 1997, with the merger of Guinness plc and Grand Metropolitan, Knockando distillery become part of the new company, Diageo.
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- Coordinates
- 57.4565, -3.3430
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB38 7RT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Established
- 1898
Sources
- osm: w125021858 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Knockando distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Knockando Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 539251.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knockando Distillery?
- Knockando Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB38 7RT).
- When was Knockando Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1898.
- Who owns Knockando Distillery?
- Knockando Distillery is owned by Diageo.
- How do I get to Knockando Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB38 7RT. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.