Knockdhu
Usually a malt whisky bears the name of the distillery where it is made. Not so with AnCnoc: it comes from Knockdhu distillery (which was also the name of the whisky until 1993). An Cnoc comes from Gaelic and means "the hill", while Knockdhu means "black hill", a reference to Knock Hill near the distillery. The owners "renamed" the whisky in 1993 to avoid confusion with Knockando. The distillery, which has also been closed several times over the years, was built in 1894, lies in the eastern Highlands on the border with Speyside and has been owned by Inver House Distillers since 1988. The distillery's first single malt only became available in 1990; before that, production went mainly into blends. To this day, malt from the distillery can be found in Inver House blends. The distillery has one wash still and one spirit still and produces around one million litres of alcohol a year.
The basic style tends to be light and fresh, and since 2014 there have also been smoky whiskies on the market. Independent and, above all, older bottlings are extremely rare. Most of the production is used for the distillery's own core range or goes into Inver House blends as a core component.
The 12-year-old AnCnoc is a typical representative of Highland Scotch whisky, soft and aromatic, with a long finish.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€57.00 / 1 Litre)
Usually the Malt Whisky has the name of the distillery it is produced in - but AnCnoc comes from the Knockdhu distillery (and the whisky used to have that name too). The name was changed in 1993 to prevent confusion with Knockando.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€61.29 / 1 Litre)
Usually the Malt Whisky has the name of the distillery it is produced in - but AnCnoc comes from the Knockdhu distillery (and the whisky used to have that name too). The name was changed in 1993 to prevent confusion with Knockando.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€85.57 / 1 Litre)
This 16-year-old Knockdhu was distilled in 2006, using heavily peated barley for the process. It was bottled by Hidden Spirits in 2022.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€270.00 / 1 Litre)
Usually a malt whisky bears the name of the distillery where it is made. Not so with AnCnoc: it comes from Knockdhu distillery (which was also the name of the whisky until 1993). An Cnoc comes from Gaelic and means "the hill", while Knockdhu means "black hill", a reference to Knock Hill near the distillery. The owners "renamed" the whisky in 1993 to avoid confusion with Knockando. The distillery, which has also been closed several times over the years, was built in 1894, lies in the eastern Highlands on the border with Speyside and has been owned by Inver House Distillers since 1988. The distillery's first single malt only became available in 1990; before that, production went mainly into blends. To this day, malt from the distillery can be found in Inver House blends. The distillery has one wash still and one spirit still and produces around one million litres of alcohol a year.
The basic style tends to be light and fresh, and since 2014 there have also been smoky whiskies on the market. Independent and, above all, older bottlings are extremely rare. Most of the production is used for the distillery's own core range or goes into Inver House blends as a core component.