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KNOCKANDO DISTILLERY
The name, pronounced KNOCK-AN-DO (or ‘du’) sounds allusively comical to English speakers, but the whisky is a single of some elegance. Knockando is the keynote among several malts that are especially influential in the Justerini and Brooks J&B blends. The sophistication of Knockando’s malt whisky seems to match that of the company. Giacomo Justerini was an Italian, from Bologna. He emigrated to Britain in pursuit of an opera singer, Margherita Bellion, in 1749. The romance does not seem to have come to fruition, but Justerini meanwhile worked in Britain as a maker of liqueurs. By 1779, he was already selling Scotch whisky. Brooks was a later partner in the firm. In the US, where some people believe the guarantee “12-year-old” essential to identify a premium malt, this phrase is used, along with the year of distillation, on the label of the principal version. In Britain, the malt is marketed under its season of distillation, with the year of bottling also on the label. The notion is that the malt is bottled when it is mature, rather than at a specific age. In both cases, some of the whisky in the bottle will be up to 15 years old. (In all whiskies, the age shown on the label represents the youngest component, and most contain some older distillates.) In this version, one vintage does not differ dramatically from another, though there are very subtle differences. At older ages, the whisky gains greatly in complexity and sherry character. The water with which the whisky is made rises from granite and flows over peat. The distillery’s name translates as “a little black hill”. Knockando is hidden in a fold in the hills overlooking the river Spey at a fine spot for salmon fishing. The distillery was established in 1898. HOUSE STYLE Single Malt Scotch, Irish Whiskey, Bourbon, Rye Whisky, Canadian Whisky, Cognac and Tequila all available for purchase online to Michigan residents only |
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