McClelland's Single Malt is a range of
Single Malt Scotch whiskies from four of
Scotland
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's key whisky distilling regions—
Highland
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,
Islay,
Speyside Speyside can refer to:
* Speyside, Ontario, a settlement in Ontario
* Strathspey, Scotland, the famous whisky producing region by the River Spey
** Speyside single malts, the type of whisky produced in Strathspey
* Speyside, Trinidad and Tobago
...
and
Lowland
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Definitions
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.
There is no McClelland's distillery per se, with the scotch being supplied by McClelland's parent company
Morrison Bowmore Distillers. The Highland, Islay, and Lowland bottlings were introduced in 1986, with Speyside added in 1999. While most of the McClelland's bottlings do not specify an age, the brand added a second Speyside bottling with a listed age of 12 years in 2008.
The packaging of McClelland's was updated in 2007 by Nevis Design of Edinburgh to support the expansion of the brand worldwide. It now features Scottish imagery by British artist
Kathy Wyatt. Incorporated in the imagery is the character "Mr. McClelland", a fictional 1920s explorer making his way around Scotland taking in the sights, sounds and drams as he goes. He reports back in blog format on the McClelland's website.
McClelland's key markets include the United States of America, Canada, Japan, and France, with new markets in South Africa, the UK, Taiwan, South America, and Sweden.
Bottlings
McClelland's also sells their range as 5cl miniatures—both separately and in the ''McClelland's Journey Tin'', a gift pack of four 5cl miniatures with a tasting guide.
History
T&A McClelland’s was a
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
based whisky blending and export firm established in 1818. The company was purchased in 1970 by what became Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd., now a division of
Suntory. MBD Ltd. continues to produce a number of their original blends along with the newer single malt offerings.
Morrison Bowmore distilleries
Scotch distilleries owned by Morrison Bowmore include:
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Auchentoshan
Auchentoshan distillery ( ) is a Single malt Scotch, single malt Scotch whisky, whisky distillery in the west of Scotland. The name Auchentoshan is from Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic () and translates as "corner of the field". The distillery is also ...
(Lowland)
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Bowmore
Bowmore ( gd, Bogh Mòr, 'Big Bend') is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky.
History
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(Islay)
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Glen Garioch
Glen Garioch distillery (pronounced "Geery" in the Doric dialect of Aberdeen) is one of the oldest whisky distilleries in Scotland, dating back to 1797.
History
The location chosen by John & Alexander Manson for their malt whisky distillery in ...
(Highland)
References
Further reading
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External links
McClellands.co.uk{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162550/http://www.mcclellands.co.uk/ , date=2018-04-18
Scottish malt whisky