Duncan Taylor is an independent
alcoholic beverages
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company. Based in
Huntly
Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlement ...
,
Scotland
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, it a family owned alcoholic beverage bottling company.
The brands include
Black Bull (Scotch Whisky) Black Bull may refer to
*The British 11th Armoured Division
*''Western Cattle in Storm'', a $1 postage stamp in the Trans-Mississippi Issue set
*Black Bull, an comics imprint of Wizard Entertainment
*The Black Bull of Clarence, one of the ten herald ...
, Indian Summer, Smokin', The Octave, The Rarest, and Tantalus.
History
Duncan Taylor was founded in Glasgow in 1938 as a cask broker and trading company. Over the decades, the company built strong ties with distillers and distilleries over Scotland, with the company bringing their own casks to the distilleries to be filled with new make spirit. This resulted in a collection of cask whiskies distilleries – many of which are now closed – which are still maturing in the Duncan Taylor warehouses today.
The company was acquired by
Euan Shand
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in 2001, whose experience in the industry has included stints at the Glendronach distillery, William Teacher's & Sons, and founding and running The Bennachie Whisky Company. Euan subsequently moved Duncan Taylor to his home town of Huntly, acquired a facility in the town which he converted to a bottling plant, and established Duncan Taylor as an independent bottling company.
Brands
Duncan Taylor has a portfolio of brands. Including:
Gin
*Indian Summer
Rum
*The Duncan Taylor Caribbean Rum
*The Duncan Taylor Single Cask Rum
Blended Scotch Whisky
*
Black Bull (Scotch Whisky) Black Bull may refer to
*The British 11th Armoured Division
*''Western Cattle in Storm'', a $1 postage stamp in the Trans-Mississippi Issue set
*Black Bull, an comics imprint of Wizard Entertainment
*The Black Bull of Clarence, one of the ten herald ...
*Scottish Glory
*Smokin'
Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
*Auld Reekie
*The Big Smoke
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
*Battlehill
*Dimensions
*The Duncan Taylor Single
*The Duncan Taylor Tantalus
*The Octave
*The Rarest
Awards
Some Duncan Taylor & Co brands have received awards in various editions of
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.
A North British 1978, cask Q247, 54.7% abv from the Rare Auld range received a "Liquid Gold Award" in the 2010 Whisky Bible (awards are granted to any whiskies which score 94 or above out of a maximum 100 points). The single cask grain whisky was also rated "Scotch Grain of the Year".
Based on ratings by blind tasting panels, Duncan Taylor & Co was awarded the "Independent Bottlers of Year" award from ''Whisky Magazine''
in 2006 (Highlands, Lowlands & Blended categories),
2007 (Lowlands), 2008 (Lowlands), and 2011 (Islay).
References
External links
*{{Official website
Companies based in Aberdeenshire
Food and drink companies established in 1938