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Ballindalloch. Four whiskies.
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Everything we have from Ballindalloch
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Everything the rest have done away with
Ballindalloch deliberately does what has been cut back elsewhere in Speyside. The barley grows on its own farm and the draff goes back to its own cattle. Cooling is done with wooden worm tubs on the outside wall instead of modern condensers, and fermentation takes exceptionally long, well over a hundred hours. Annual production is around a hundred thousand litres, which is very small by Speyside standards.
The malting is done externally; there is no malting floor of its own. The house calls itself the first single estate distillery in Scotland. That is its own positioning and not a protected status, but the set-up does fit the description.
The bottles we have in stock
Young whisky from a small house, in small editions.
Back to distilling after almost sixty years
- The distillery in brief
- 1869The family leases land for Cragganmore.
- 1965The last stake in it goes.
- 2014Production begins, on 22 September.
- 2015Official opening, on 16 April.
The Macpherson-Grant family has owned the estate since the sixteenth century and was also in whisky: in 1869 it leased the land on which Cragganmore was built, and it remained co-owner there until 1965. The present distillery is therefore a return after almost sixty years, set up by the twenty-third generation on the estate.
The equipment is housed in a converted nineteenth-century farm barn, not in the castle. It has wooden washbacks of Oregon pine, one wash still and one spirit still with upward-sloping lyne arms, and the water comes from springs in its own woodland.
At the start the family promised to wait at least eight years before bottling. That became nine: the first official release appeared in 2023, seven years old, at just over sixty percent and in an edition of about twelve hundred bottles. A second release and vintage bottlings followed.
Nine years of waiting before the first bottle went out.
What these bottles go with
Worm tubs and long fermentation give a fuller, meatier distillate than you expect from many modern Speysides. Drink it neat, small glass.
Interesting to set a classic Speyside next to it and find out what that old way of working does.
Call 0570 541 278 or drop in at Brink 2 in Bathmen.
Frequently asked questions about Ballindalloch
How many bottles of Ballindalloch does ’t Bockje have in stock?
Four bottles.
Where is Ballindalloch?
On the Ballindalloch estate in Banffshire, in the Spey valley, in a converted nineteenth-century farm barn.
When did production start?
On 22 September 2014. The official opening followed on 16 April 2015.
When did the first bottling come out?
In 2023, seven years old, at well over sixty percent and in a run of about twelve hundred bottles.
What does single estate mean?
That the barley grows on its own farm and the whisky is distilled and matured on the estate, with the draff going back to its own livestock. The malting is done externally, though. It is the positioning of the house itself, not a protected status.
Can I collect these bottles in Bathmen?
Yes. You can always order online or collect at Brink 2, or simply walk in.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18.
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All our stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse somewhere else. If you walk in with a name you couldn't find anywhere, it is often simply here on the shelf. You can also call: 0570 541 278.
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18
- Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
- Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
- Monday and Sunday closed