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Glenkinchie — Whisky distillery

Glenkinchie

Distillery

Lowland malt whisky distillery near Edinburgh. It is owned by Diageo and was founded in 1825 as Milton Distillery.

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Origin: Lowland, Scotland
Established: 1825
Part of: Diageo
Website: malts.com

Latest distillery releases

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Glenkinchie Distillers Edition
Single Malt
2009 vintage2021 release12 years43.0% ABV
Glenkinchie 12-year-old
Single Malt
12 years
Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 1991 vintage
Single Malt
1991 vintage
Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 1996
Single Malt

Other bottlings

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Glenkinchie 1987 CA Authentic Collection
Bottled by Cadenhead's · Single Malt
30 years
Special Releases Glenkinchie 2016
Glenkinchie · Single Malt
2016 release25 years57.2% ABV
Special Releases Glenkinchie 2007
Glenkinchie · Single Malt
2007 release20 years58.4% ABV
The Single Malts of Scotland A Lowland Distillery - Cask 303995
Glenkinchie · Bottled by Elixir Distillers · Single Malt
13 years56.7% ABV

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Whiskyfun published a reviewSep 11, 2026
Glenkinchie 12-year-old
Single Malt
12 years
Good review score, 81 out of 100
Lively apples and lemons bring lovely freshness, while a lemony aftertaste lifts this genuinely good, well-made whisky above its unfair reputation.
apple
barley
feet
green herb
+6 more
By Serge Valentin

History

1825
Operating period. Opened
John and George Rate opened the distillery as Milton.
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1853
Silent period. Closed
The distillery closed after bankruptcy and became a sawmill.
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1881
Operating period. Reopened
Investors led by Major James Grey reopened the site.
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1914
Operating period. Acquired
Glenkinchie became part of Scottish Malt Distillers.
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1925
Operating period. Acquired
Scottish Malt Distillers merged with Distillers Company Limited.
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1986
Operating period. Acquired
Glenkinchie became part of United Distillers.
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1997
Operating period. Acquired
Glenkinchie became part of Diageo.
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Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian. Photo: miketnorton. Cropped and adjusted.Image source · CC BY 2.0

Origin

Pencaitland, Tranent EH34 5ET, UK

55.8900°N 2.8913°WOpen in map →

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Bottled by

A.D. Rattray
Bottler
1 bottle
Elixir Distillers
Bottler
1 bottle
William Cadenhead's
Bottler
1 bottle

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