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General
Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
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Malty Liquorice Smoky Metallic
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MM
Distillery profile:
The Convalmore distillery lies in the heart of Speyside,
between Glenfiddich and Craigellachie. It was founded
in 1893 or 1894 by the Convalmore-Glenlivet Distillery
Co Ltd. and changed hands in 1905 or 1906. The new
owners, James Buchanan & Co Ltd. had to rebuild
the distillery after a fire in 1909. They felt adventurous,
because they experimented with continuous distillation
of malt spirit. This special column still was removed
again in 1916. As far as I know, Convalmore operated
up until 1985 when it was closed down. Ownership
of the buildings and the surrounding site transferred
from United Distillers to Wm. Grant & Sons in
1990, but ... More
on Malt Madness. |
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| OB
- vintage |
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- Convalmore
28 yo 1977/2005 (57.9%, OB) - 261205
- Convalmore 36 yo 1977/2013 (58%, OB, Special Release, 2680 bottles) - 181213
- Convalmore
24 yo 1978/2003 (59.4%, Rare Malts) - 071204
- Convalmore 32 yo 1984/2017 (48.2%, OB, Special Release, refill American oak hogsheads, 3,972 bottles) - 111017
- Convalmore 36 yo 1984/2021 (48.6%, OB, Prima & Ultima, hogsheads, 647 bottles) - 160821
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| Cadenhead
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- Convalmore-Glenlivet 16 yo 1962/1979 (80 proof, Cadenhead Dumpy) - by Angus - 071118
- Convalmore-Glenlivet 30 yo 1962/1993 (46.5%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection) - by Angus - 090520
- Convalmore-Glenlivet 31 yo 1962/1994 (48.9%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection) - 160821
- Convalmore-Glenlivet
26 yo 1977/2003 (46%, Cadenhead's, Sherry butt)
- no notes - 87
- Convalmore-Glenlivet 30 yo 1977/2007 (61.6%, Cadenhead) - 071210
- Convalmore-Glenlivet 36 yo 1977/2013 (58.2%, Cadenhead, small batch, hogshead, 288 bottles) - 120813
- Convalmore-Glenlivet 40 yo 1977/2017 (56.8%, Cadenhead, 175th anniversary, butt, 522 bottles) - 280617
- Convalmore-Glenlivet 26 yo 1981 (46%, Cadenhead, Original Collection, sherry, +/-2007) - 120813
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| Chieftain's |
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Convalmore 15 yo 1983 (43%, Chieftain's) - no
notes - 78
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| Douglas
Laing |
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- Convalmore 32 yo 1975/2008 (48%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, refill hogshead, ref #4246, 202 bottles) - 181213
- Convalmore 30 yo 1976/2007 (44.1%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, DL ref #3520, 192 bottles) - 120813
- Convalmore 22 yo 1978/2008 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, 336 bottles) - 120813
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| Dun
Bheagan |
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- Convalmore
28 yo 1975/2004 (44.9%, Dun Bheagan, cask #3756,
252 bottles) - 040307
- Convalmore 28 yo 1975/2004 (46%, Dun Bheagan, hogshead, cask #3757, 264 bottles) - 280617
- Convalmore 30 yo 1975/2006 (46%, Dun Bheagan, hogshead, cask #3758, 264 bottles) - 280617
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Convalmore 15 yo 1983/1998 (43%, Dun Bheagan
Collection) - 040307
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| Gordon
& MacPhail |
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- Convalmore
12 yo 1969 (40%, G&M CC, Old Brown Label)
- 120405
- Convalmore 1969/1991 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseur's Choice) - 120813
- Convalmore 32 yo 1975/2008 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Rare Old, refill sherry hogshead) - 280617
- Convalmore 1975/2015 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Rare Old’, cask #R0/15/06, refill sherry hogshead, 299 bottles) - 151217 - by Angus - 121024
- Convalmore 23 yo 1984/2008 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseur's Choice, refill sherry hogshead) - 120813
- Convalmore 39 yo 1984/2024 (51.1%, Gordon & MacPhail, The Recollection Series #3, refill sherry hogshead, cask #1733, 108 bottles) - 181124
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| Scott's
Selection |
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- Convalmore 1975/2004 (49.3%, Scott's Selection) - 280617
- Convalmore 1975/2006 (46.1%, Scott's Selection) - 280617
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| Signatory
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- Convalmore
14 yo 1983/1997 (43%, Signatory, cask #1639)
- 120405
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| The
Ultimate - Van Wees |
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- Convalmore
16 yo 1981/1997 (43%, Ultimate) - no notes -
78
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| Various
IB |
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- Convalmore 31 yo 1975/2006 (46.9%, Enjoy Whisky, 268 bottles) - 120813
- Convalmore
1981 (40%, Strathblair Collection, 2004) - 261205
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(all
current rankings 
90 points
- Last tasted: December 7, 2004
- Tasting notes: 
