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Glen Keith Distillery Edition

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(2)€30Scotland, Speyside, Single Malt

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Glen Keith was built in Keith in 1957 and opened the next year. It was the first new Speyside distillery since the whisky crash of 1898. The founders had room to experiment. They ran the first gas-fired stills in Scotland and used three stills for triple distillation. That search for a lighter spirit still shows in the glass. The whisky is floral and grassy, with pear and a flash of lychee. Vanilla rounds it out and a cereal note holds the middle. The distillery fell silent in 1999 and only restarted in 2013. Bottles like this one are the proof.

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Glen Keith

Glen Keith is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the Speyside region of Scotland. Founded in 1957, it is one of the newer distilleries in Scotland and is known for its light and fruity whisky with hints of citrus and pear. Glen Keith's unique features include the use of lightly peated malted barley and a "mash filter" for a more efficient extraction of sugars. The distillery was mothballed in 1999 but reopened in 2013 after being acquired by the Chivas Brothers. Glen Keith's whisky is typically aged in bourbon and sherry casks, and the distillery produces both single malt and blended whisky.

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About the Glen Keith Distillery Edition

Glen Keith Distillery Edition is a single malt Scotch whisky from Speyside, in the north east of Scotland. The Glen Keith distillery stands in the town of Keith, in Moray. This is the bottling that carries the distillery's own name and house style. It is filled at 40% ABV. The style is light and fruity rather than heavy or smoky. That makes it an easy entry point into Speyside malt. Chivas Brothers built the site in 1957 and started production in 1958. Nothing new had opened in Speyside since the whisky crash of 1898. The owners treated it as a testing ground. Glen Keith ran the first gas-fired stills in Scotland. It also began with three stills set up for triple distillation, a rare choice in Scotch. Two more stills arrived in 1970 and the distillery moved to double distillation. The nose leads with floral notes and cut grass. Pear follows, along with a fresh fruit lift that edges towards lychee. The palate is softer and rounder. Vanilla sits under a light grain sweetness. A cereal note runs through the middle and stops the whisky feeling thin. The finish is short and clean, and the grassy edge returns right at the end. It is a quiet dram that rewards attention. Most Glen Keith spirit disappears into blends such as Chivas Regal, Passport and 100 Pipers. Single malt releases stayed rare for decades. The distillery was silent from 1999 until Pernod Ricard restarted it in 2013. Glen Keith Distillery Edition is the bottling that puts the name on the front label. It shows the house style plainly, without heavy wood covering it. For anyone curious about the lighter side of Speyside, this is the direct route in.