Last month the three distilleries, whose whisky is mostly commandeered for the Ballantine’s blend, were launched as 15-year-old single malts under the Ballantine’s brand. My last visit to the distillery highlighted a still that vibrated with such vigour that you could see it actually moving during distillation - much like a Dalek would over the cobbled streets of Edinburgh.

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For a considerable period, it ran triple distillation which was at odds with many of its Speyside brethren.This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. As mentioned above, however, my advice to those in the UK would be to keep an eye on your local supermarket for a special offer. That changed last year though, when Chivas launched the Secret Speyside Collection to showcase some of their lesser-known distilleries, including Glen Keith. It was mothballed in 1999, only reopening (under new owner Pernod Ricard) in 2013 after a complete refit which saw a new mash tun and washbacks being installed.