AnCnoc aka Knockdhu.

Knockdhu Whisky Distillery Information

Founded in 1894

Location Speyside region, northeast district Huntly

Water source Local springs on Knock hill

Knockdhu Whisky Distillery Equipment

Cast iron mash tun

6 Oregon washbacks

2 squat stills with boil balls in their necks

Knockdhu Whisky Distillery History

The Knockdhu Distillery, from which AnCnoc comes, was founded in 1894 following the discovery of several springs of the purest, crystal clear water on the southern slopes of the Knock Hill

Situated beneath the Knock Hill, known to local villagers by its Gaelic name of AnCnoc. Transformed by the Scottish wind and heather, the Knock Hill appears black from a distance, hence the Gaelic name Cnoc Dhubh, from which Knockdhu originates

Knockdhu Distillery is situated on the eastern perimeter of Speyside, which is renowned for its pure spring water and fresh crisp air

When production started in 1894 the Distillery was a showpiece, the two pot stills could turn out 2500 gallons of spirit per week

Today, the two original pot stills remain in the Distillery, providing AnCnoc with its traditional distinctive flavour as tasted over 100 years ago.

Knockdhu has two tall ball shaped stills that produce 11,000 litres of spirit, which equals 4,750 six-pack cases

The conventional, cast iron mashtun’s produce a very clear wort, with a mash size of 4150kg

With six wooden washbacks in total, the average volume produced is 21500 litres. The wooden washbacks generate a more consistent wash, most distilleries today use new steel versions

Traditional worm tubs which were used in the original whisky making process are still used today to produce the finished whisky

The new make characteristics are clean, sharp, citrus, estery and floral

The typical spirit Vat strength is 69% Volume.

AnCnoc Distillery Bottlings

AnCnoc 12 year old

AnCnoc 21 Year old

AnCnoc 1991

AnCnoc Older Distillery Bottlings

AnCnoc 1990

AnCnoc 13 year old Highland Selection

AnCnoc 26 year old Highland Selection

AnCnoc 30 year old

Knockdhu 23 year old

Knockdhu Whisky Independent Bottlings

Adelphi

Cadenhead's

Provenance (Douglas Laing),

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