Clynelish Scotch Whisky Distillery

Clynelish Distillery, Brora, Sutherland KW9 6LB
Tel: +44 (0)1408 623000

Clynelish Distillery General Information

Current Owners	Diageo
Location	Highlands
Water source	The Clynemilton Burn.
Stills	3 x wash stills and 3 x spirit stills.
Capacity per year	4,700,000 Litres
Status	Active/Producing

Clynelish Distillery History

1819	Founded by Marquis of Stafford
1828	James Harper
1846	George Lawson
1878	George Lawson & Sons
1896	James Ainslie & Co. Reconstructed.
1912	Clynelish Distillery Co Ltd (Distiller Company Ltd (DCL) and John Risk)
1916	John Walker & Sons Ltd acquired a stake
1930	Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD)
1931-39	Silent
1969	New Clynelish distillery (Built by SMD) opened and the original distillery renamed Brora
1983	Old Brora Distillery closed.
2002	A 14yo is released.
2006	A Distiller's Edition finished in Oloroso casks is released.

Clynelish Distillery Comments

Original Clynelish silent until 1975, then re opened under new name - Brora -

Clynelish Distillery Bottlings

Clynelish Distillers Edition

Clynelish Cask Strength Distillery only bottling

Brora 30 year old released in 2009

Brora 30 year old released in 2010

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Clynelish Distillery Independent Bottlings

Clynelish Distillery Visitor Centre Information

Contact	+44 (0)1408 623000
January - March	Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Tours: 11am and 2pm
April - May	Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Tours: 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 4pm
June - September	Monday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm Sunday: 12pm - 5pm Tours: Throughout the day, last tour 4pm
October	Monday - Friday: 10am - 4pm Tours: 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 4pm
November - December	Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm Tours: 11am and 2pm
Admission charge	£6.00
Notes	Children under 8 years are welcome but are not admitted to the production areas.
Location	On the A9 in the popular holiday town of Brora.