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Glen Ord Distillery
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Region: Highland | |
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Location | Ross-shire |
Owner | Diageo |
Founded | 1838[1] |
Status | Operational |
Water source | Loch nam Bonnach Loch nan Eun form the White Burn |
No. of stills | 7 wash (17,000 L) 7 spirit (16,000 L)[2] |
Capacity | 12,000,000 litres[2] |
The Singleton Of Glen Ord | |
Type | Single malt |
Age(s) | 12 Years 15 Years 18 Years |
Cask type(s) | American White Oak, Ex-Bourbon Casks (50%) Oloroso Sherry Casks (50%) |
ABV | 40% – 46% |
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Glen Ord distillery is a whisky distillery in the Scottish Highlands and is the only remaining single malt scotch whisky distillery on the Black Isle.[3]
Glen Ord distillery produce a 12 year old, 15 year old and an 18 year old single malt The Singleton of Glen Ord that's available for export only to Southeast Asia.[citation needed] The distillery won awards for the best single malt at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in 1994 and 1996, and at the Monde Selection in 1996 and 1997.[1] However, IWSC and Monde Selection awards are non-competitive and only products that pay to enter are judged.