The history of Brora and Clynelish goes back to 1819, and involves many closures, mergers, and licences. As such, we have put together this timeline to make it a little easier to follow the complicated and intertwined histories of these two distilleries. 1819 Clynelish is founded by the Marquis of Stafford, 1st Duke of Sutherland […]
Continuing with our Brora & Clynelish week, we thought that anybody who is interested in drinking Brora & Clynelish whisky should hear from one of the top whisky reviewers on the web. Serge, the owner of whiskyfun.com, has had the pleasure of trying numerous drams over the years, and documents his exploits on his blog, […]
Clynelish is situated north of the East Sutherland village of Brora, in the northern Highlands region, located 3km (1.86 miles) inland of Scotland’s eastern coast. The Clynelish site is actually home to two distilleries, Clynelish, and its adjoining predecessor, Brora, which have both attained a cult status amongst whisky collectors and enthusiasts. The original Clynelish […]
It’s Brora & Clynelish week here at Mark Littler Ltd, and to kick off the week we are going to talk about the most expensive bottles of Brora & Clynelish ever sold at auction. The Brora and Clynelish distilleries have intertwining histories dating back to the founding of the original Clynelish distillery in 1819. With […]
It’s Brora & Clynelish Week here at Mark Littler Ltd! Brora & Clynelish have a history like no other; intertwined since the founding of the original Clynelish distillery in 1819. Clynelish distillery was built in 1819 by the Duke of Sutherland. In 1968, another distillery was built to keep up with the demand for blends. […]