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Grain Whiskies Grain Whiskies

A continuous distillation process was invented by a Scot, Stein, but developed by an Irish exciseman called Coffey. The 'Patent' or 'Coffey' still allows the continuous production of a spirit that has a high alcoholic content and smooth texture, but the efficiency of the process removes many of the volatiles that impart flavour to malt whiskies.
Grain whiskies are made from a mash of malted and unmalted barley, wheat and maize. The fermented liquor is distilled in a continuous still, making it possible to employ faster production rates and hence a cheaper product.
It is a whisky, not a neutral spirit, and must be matured for a minimum of three years.
Grain whiskies are traditionally used for blending, but there are a few single grain whiskies currently on the market.
Auchentoshan Distillery Auchentoshan Distillery

Pronounced "Och'n'tosh'n", the distillery is situated at Dalmuir, just to the west of Glasgow..
Auchentoshan is a Lowland malt, but the water used is tapped just north of the Highland Boundary Fault Line in the Kilpatrick hills. The malt is lightly peated and the spirit is triple distilled. .
The whiskies are light, delicate, smooth and fruity, lacking the intensity of many malts.
Bladnoch Distillery Bladnoch Distillery

The most southerly distillery, situated near Wigtown in Galloway. Founded between 1817 and 1825 as a farmhouse distillery, it has had many owners and was finally mothballed by United Distillers in 1993. It has, however, been recently been brought into private ownership, and will soon in production.
Glenkinchie Distillery Glenkinchie Distillery

Formerly known as Milton Distillery, it is situated close to Pentcaitland in East Lothian, just east of Edinburgh. The old maltings now houses the Museum of Malt Whisky Production..
The whisky was launched as a bottled single in the "Classic Malts" range in 1988-89.
Inverleven Inverleven
Founded in 1938 as part of the Dumbarton complex, rwo stills produce Innerleven malt whisky.A distillery situated in the Lowlands producing a whisky with Highland character.
Littlemill Distillery Littlemill Distillery

Among several claimants to be the oldest Scottish distillery, it is located at Bowling near Dumbarton.
The Distillery has been closed for several years.
Rosebank Distillery Rosebank Distillery

The distillery is situated at Camelon on the Forth Clyde Canal, just to the West of Falkirk . Its origins date from 1817, with some of the original buildings still surviving. United Distillers mothballed the Distillery in 1993, but it rumoured that it is to reopen.
St. Magdelene Distillery St. Magdelene Distillery

The distillery was built on a site previously occupied by a leper colony and then a convent in Linlithgow, about 15 miles west of Edinburgh. It stopped production in 1983, and the buildings have since been converted into apartments.

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