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This
is an example of one of the page spreads from The Malt Whisky Guide. Below
is the text from the pages, illustrating the detail of information on
each distillery. Valueable for any enthusiast, bar or retail outlet.
The most traditional of Lowland malts takes its water from just above the Highland line in the Kilpatrick Hills. This begs the question 'what makes a Lowland malt?' Unfortunately there is no answer to this question. I will look at Glenkinchie later but with regard to Auchentoshan it is the unique method of triple distillation that defines it as a Lowland malt whisky. Auchentoshan uses three different stills for distillation utilising an intermediate still to separate strong alcohol and strong feints from the low wines before it is distilled for the last time and then laid to rest.
Auchentoshan enjoys a high profile as one of the few remaining Lowland malts. Built at the turn of the nineteenth century the distillery changed hands many times before Tennents (and later Bass) bought the distillery. Situated just ten miles outside of Glasgow, the whitewashed walls of the distillery look a little out of place surrounded by brick flats and houses in the Clydebank area. Auchentoshan has led a charmed life and has always been sought after by blenders and consumers of single malts (it was one of the first distilleries to be bottled as a single malt).
Auchentoshan was bought by the Eadie Cairns company in 1969 and was completely re-equipped bringing the potential output of the distillery to one million gallons a year.
