Glen Mhor Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Glen Mhor Scotch Whisky

Distillery Information

Founded in 1892 by John Mackinlay and John Birnie

Location Speyside Region Inverness District

Water source unknown

Distillery site now occupied by a supermarket

Glen Mhor Scotch Whisky Distillery History

The two whisky entrepreneurs John Mackinlays and John Birnie founded Glen Mhor Distillery in 1892. The first whisky was distilled in December 1894

John Birnie & James McKinley formalised their partnership by becoming a private company in 1906.

The name Glen Mhor means "Great Glen" in Gaelic. In 1954 Glen Mhor became the first distillery to use Saladin Boxes to malt its Barley. These Maltings ceased operating in 1980.

In 1972 the Distillers Company Limited, who operated the distillery until 1983 when it was mothballed due to low profitability, bought the distillery.

Glen Mhor was dismantled in 1986 then demolished in 1988 to make way for a supermarket.

The history of Glen Mhor is closely linked to that of the nearby Glen Albyn distillery, also closed in 1983.

The third distillery in Inverness, Millburn, was closed in the 1980's as well

Glen Mhor bottlings are becoming increasingly rare and are much sought-after by collectors and enthusiasts

Glen Mhor Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Distillery Bottlings

No official Bottlings available

Glen Mhor Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Older Distillery Bottlings

Glen Mhor 22 year old 1979 Rare Malts Selection

Glen Mhor 28 year old 1976 Rare Malts Selection

Glen Mhor Single Malt Scotch Whisky 22 year old 1979

Rare Malts Selection Tasting Notes

Colour: Pale Gold

This Highland Single Malt Whisky starts intense and mustard hot with warm, spicy clove flavours, soon lost in a short warming finish that "creeps in from the outside”.

Glen Mhor Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Independent Bottlings

Cadenhead’s,

Coopers Choice,

Duncan Taylor Collection

Gordon & MacPhail,

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)

Private Cellar, (Scotts)

Rarest of the Rare (Duncan Taylor),

Signatory,

SMWS

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