Glenglassaugh Distillery, Portsoy. October 2010.
· New “Manager’s Legacy” range released
· Four single cask releases celebrating the contribution of previous managers at Glenglassaugh Distillery
The Glenglassaugh Distillery Company today announces the release of a limited edition range of single cask malt scotch whiskies.
During the period from 1962 until 1986, when the previous owners mothballed the distillery, Glenglassaugh was managed by only 4 people.
· Walter Grant – March 1962 to August 1967
· Bert Forsyth – September 1967 to July 1972
· Jim Cryle – August 1972 to August 1974
· Dod Cameron – September 1974 to December 1986
One cask from each manager’s time in charge has been carefully selected as a testament to the individual’s contribution in the development of Glenglassaugh whisky.
The distillery’s MD, Stuart Nickerson, said: “The Manager’s Legacy range is the first range of whiskies that recognises the contribution of the managers who produced the original spirit that was filled into cask at the start of maturation.”
“Each of the 4 casks selected was carefully chosen from all of the casks available from each managers time in charge and as with our other single cask bottling all are non-chill filtered, hand-bottled on site at cask strength, and without the addition of colouring .”
“With each release being an individual cask filling they are all limited edition with the number of bottles per cask varying between 200 and 500 dependent upon the cask selected. Each bottle in each release is individually numbered, as all our single cask bottling are.”
The first release in the range, celebrating the contribution of Jim Cryle, only had 200 bottles available of which only a handful remain unsold. The second release in the range, the “Dod Cameron” bottling will be available from early November and the final two releases will be available in early 2011.
The Manager’s Legacy range is available from good independent retailers; from the distillery shop and via some of Glenglassaugh’s international distributors.
UK RRP is £250 per 700 ml bottle for the Jim Cryle release which is limited to 200 bottles.
UK RRP is £130 per 700 ml bottle for the Dod Cameron release which is limited to 500 bottles.
UK RRP is £350 per 700 ml bottle for the Bert Forsyth release which is limited to 300 bottles.
UK RRP is £450 per 700 ml bottle for the Walter Grant release which is limited to 200 bottles.
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About Glenglassaugh
The Glenglassaugh Distillery is situated on the Banffshire coast in the North-East of Scotland, close to the small village of Portsoy. The distillery was built in 1875 by local businessmen to satisfy the growing global demand for Scotch Malt Whisky and the site was chosen due to its close proximity to a high quality water supply and easy access to the nearby barley fields.
After a visit in the late 1880s, the highly-regarded Victorian commentator Alfred Barnard described Glenglassaugh as “too well known to need any praise.”
More recently, spirit from Glenglassaugh was used primarily in blends such as Cutty Sark and The Famous Grouse. In 1986 the then owners mothballed Glenglassaugh as part of wider cutbacks in production and the distillery has remained silent thereafter. In 2008 The Scaent Group of Amsterdam purchased the distillery and have invested more than £1m to recommence operations and to reintroduce to discerning customers the distinctive and high quality attributes of The Glenglassaugh Single Malt Scotch Whisky. For more information, please visit www.glenglassaugh.com
Redevelopment
The refurbishment and reopening of the Glenglassaugh Distillery have been managed by Stuart Nickerson, a renowned whisky expert, who was the sole consultant during the acquisition. Nickerson has worked in the Scotch Whisky industry since 1981 with a significant part of his career being with William Grants, where he was Distilleries Director. Previously, he managed Highland Park Distillery, Glenrothes and Glenfiddich Distilleries in succession. He was appointed the new Managing Director of the Glenglassaugh Distillery Company in February 2008.
One of Stuart Nickerson’s first actions was the appointment of Graham Eunson as Distillery Manager, effective from 1st April 2008. Graham joined the Distillery from Glenmorangie where he was Manager of the world famous distillery for the last 12 years. Graham has also worked at Glendronach and Scapa distilleries.
Production at Glenglassaugh was restarted on 24th November 2008 by Rt Hon Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister and the distillery’s MP. Distilling was thus commenced under the guidance of Stuart Nickerson and Graham Eunson, the new management team, who have now released a number of innovative new products.
