Glen Moray Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 16 years old

La Martiniquaise is France's second-largest (after

Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard () is a French company best known for its anise-flavoured pastis apéritifs Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis (often referred to simply as ''Pernod'' or ''Ricard''). The world’s second-largest wine and spirits seller, it also produ ...

) spirits group, founded in 1934, by the father of the current head, the billionaire Jean-Pierre Cayard.

History

After the Second World War the company decided to diversify into different kind of spirits. Over the decades La Martiniquaise acquired more than a dozen spirit companies. In

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

it operates two Whisky distilleries:

Glen Moray distillery Glen Moray distillery is a Speyside distillery producing single malt scotch whisky. Situated on the banks of the River Lossie in Elgin, Moray the distillery started production in September 1897. It was sold in 2008 by the Glenmorangie Company L ...

in Speyside and Starlaw distillery, a grain distillery at

Bathgate Bathgate ( sco, Bathket or , gd, Both Chèit) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Armadale, Blackburn, Linlithgow, Livingston, West Calder and Whitburn. Situated sout ...

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

, Lowlands.

Brands

The company's brands include different kind of spirits from North America, Europe, the Caribbean and France. * Whisky: Their two scottish distilleries produce whisky for their blends but also Single Malt Whiskies

Glen Moray Glen Moray distillery is a Speyside distillery producing single malt scotch whisky. Situated on the banks of the River Lossie in Elgin, Moray the distillery started production in September 1897. It was sold in 2008 by the Glenmorangie Company ...

and

Glen Turner Glen Turner (born 22 February 1979 in New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders. He played as a second row or lock. He also played for the Harman Demons cricket club. Pl ...

. With

Cutty Sark ''Cutty Sark'' is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of ...

and

Label 5 A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item. Information printed dir ...

blended Scotch whiskies the company own two of the most popular Scotch Blends. They also distribute Canadian Whisky (''Sam Barton'') and Bourbon Whiskey ''Old Virginia''. * Rum: Two local brands, one each from

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

(''Saint James'') and

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

(''Riviere du Mat''). One blended Rum

Negrita Negrita is an Italian rock band from Arezzo, Tuscany. Formed in 1991, the band was named after the song " Hey Negrita", included in The Rolling Stones' album ''Black and Blue'', released in 1976. The band currently consists of Paolo Bruni (also k ...

, that contains rums from Martinique, Reunion and Guadeloupe. * wine based products: The company has one brand each for products like the Porto Cruz

Port wine Port wine (also known as vinho do Porto, , or simply port) is a Portuguese fortified wine produced in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, often served with dessert, although it also comes in dry, semi- ...

, French wine aperitif,

Prosecco Prosecco (; Italian: ) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco which is in the province of Trieste, Italy. It ...

, sparkling wine and Kir Royal. * other spirits: Two pastis, one brand each of Vodka, Gin, Anisette, Cognac and Calvados.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martiniquaise, La Drink companies of France Food and drink companies established in 1934 French companies established in 1934 1934 establishments in France