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The popularity of ballantines blended whisky has peaked in recent years, giving the distillery a business boost. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. By 1886 the distillery produced 300,000 gallons of whisky per year, and employed 60 workers. Carsebridge 44 year old 1973 vintage lowland single grain scotch whiskey. Carsebridge 41 year old 1976 cadenheads cask strength. At the end of the 18th century, john balds carsebridge was considered one of the largest manufacturers of whisky in scotland, alongside the might of the haigs and the steins. A fire broke out in the distillery in 1902, which halted production for almost a year. However in 1851 it was converted by the owners to a grain whisky distillery in order to help meet the demand for the booming blended whisky markets. Also known as the grange distillery, it fell silent in 1851 and is buried under diageos carsebridge site in alloa.
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According to the guinness book of world records, the oldest whisky in the. The carsebridge distillery was founded in the town of alloa in 1799 and was initially built to produce single malt. From meadowside blending cos the grainman range comes this 1982 vintage single grain whisky from carsebridge distillery, aged for 33 years in bourbon wood before it was finally selected by donald hart and bottled in june 2016 at cask strength. With the closing of glenavon distillery in the 1850s, it is estimated to have been. Ian hunter, the last of the johnston family to own and manage the laphroaig distillery, between 1908 and 1944. According to the guinness book of world records, the oldest whisky in the world is believed to be a bottle of glenavon special liqueur whisky.
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