Glen Flagler and Killyloch
Lowland Scotch Whisky Distillery 1965-1985
Glen Flagler and Killyloch Distillery History
This distillery has one of the shortest life spans of all Scotland’s distilleries.
Inver House (Then a subsidiary of Publicker Industries Philadelphia constructed Glen Flagler distillery within the Moffat grain distillery site at Airdire. This was a new build distillery complex on the site of the former Moffat paper mill.
The site consisted of 32 warehouses, a cooperage, blending and bottling plants, plus the large Moffat maltings when built, claimed to be the largest commercial maltings in Europe. These malting were later sold to Associated British Maltsters in 1978.
The complex had five continuous stills producing neutral spirit and a grain whisky called Garnheath. Also two pairs of pot stills, each producing their own malt whiskies - Glen Flagler and Killyloch
Killyloch ceased production in the early 1970's, Glen Flagler (1985) and Garnheath (1986) followed a decade later both closed down and dismantled.
Since then the maltings and bottling plants have disappeared although the 37 warehouses remain.
Due to a managerial buy out of £8.2 million in 1988 Inver House became an independent of Publicker Industries
Glen Flagler was produced as Vatted Malt
Glen Flagler Distillery Bottlings
Glen Flagler 23 Year Old
Glen Flagler Distillery Towers Road
Moffat
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 8PL
Now Demolished
Glen Flagler 1973 46% Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Single Lowland Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled in 2003.
Having started out life as a paper mill, Glen Flagler was purchased and transformed in 1965 into Moffat Distillery, also home to the Garnheath and Killyloch stills.
Tasting Notes --
Glen Flager fell silent in 1986, however several casks were set aside and warehoused until they were judged to be at their best for release by the Master Blender.
This bottling is the result of the vatting of these casks ~ the last five of the proprietary stock available. The whisky has been bottled at natural cask strength and unchill-filtered to allow the genuine characteristics of this stunning malt to be enjoyed
As Red rum went on to win the Grand National at Aintree, the Hogshead casks were being filled and locked away to be open 29 years later.
Inver House had their own maltings at this time which enabled them to vary the degree of peating in their malts. Glen Flagler is lightly peated and for a Lowland Malt, has a surprisingly Speyside character. Glen Flagler is one of the cleanest and softest single malts to be bottled at this age. An elegant and fruity malt with a complex taste. A subtle hint of smokiness with a note of vanilla, giving a long clean finish.
Tasting Notes:
Appearance:-Bright golden.
Nose:- Notes of fudge toffee and honey combined with a slight smokiness
Palate;- Soft fruity notes with vanilla oak undertones, leading to a long, clean finish.
Glen Flagler Whisky Independent Bottlings
Signatory Silent Stills series.
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