Glenkinchie is one of Diageo's Classic Malts.

Founded in 1825 by the farmers John and George Rate, Glenkinchie operated under the name Milton Distillery until it was licenced and renamed in 1837. The new name came from the Kinchie Burn which runs through the glen, which itself derives its name from a corruption pf “de Quincey”; the family who originally owned the land and burn.

It was later rebuilt into a redbrick Victorian masterpiece you’ll see today; complete with houses for the workers, a bowling green, those two fat old copper pot stills and the largest wash still in the industry. A traditional single cast-iron worm tub cools the spirit, in preference to a more modern condenser, giving a whisky of greater character and depth.