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Knockdhu

In 1892, John Morrison purchased the Knock Estate and farm. Shortly after, he uncovered a spring on Knock Hill’s southern slopes. He found the water to have a superb flavour and sent it to a Distiller’s Company Limited-owned Laboratory in Edinburgh for evaluation. They confirmed the water was indeed of outstanding quality and put up an offer for the site. Morrison gladly accepted. The Knockdhu distillery was built in May of 1893 and designed by the Elgin-based architects Gordon and Macbey.

The distillery was the first to be built by Distillers Company Ltd. The water is piped from Knock Hill to the distillery and also to those living in the local village, though today five other water sources are used in supplement as well as that from the Ternemney Brook, which proffers the distillery’s cooling water. The capacity is small; the distillery’s pair of stills produce around 900,000 litres yearly. Today, none of the whisky is bottled as Knockdhu single malt. Rather as anCnoc. The name anCnoc was chosen as the current owners, Inver House, deemed Knockdhu too similar to Knockando and relabelled it to avoid confusion. Despite being small, the Knockdhu whisky distillery boasts large onsite storage facilities; its five warehouses have space for 7,600 casks.

In 1930, Knockdhu was transferred to the hands of Scottish Malt Distillers, who closed it a year later. The distillery then reopened in 1933, but closed for the Second World War. During this time the buildings were used to accommodate soldiers from India. Inver House acquired the distillery in 1988 and two years later released the first official bottling. A further three years passed and the first bottling of anCnoc was released. Inver House were, in turn, acquired in 2001 for £124 million. In 2006, Inver House became a subsidiary of Thai Beverages Plc. Knockdhu whisky is distilled from unpeated malt, though for several weeks each year a lightly peated malt of 22ppm is used. Independent releases are nigh on impossible to find.

anCnoc 12 Year Old

70cl, 40%

Knockdhu renamed their whiskies anCnoc to avoid confusion with the nearby Knockando distillery. This 12 year old exhibits a gentle, non-sherried style of whisky.  More info

anCnoc 12 Year Old
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$29.76
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anCnoc 18 Year Old

70cl, 46%

Introduced in the latter half of 2014, the 18 year old anCnoc single malt Scotch whisky from the Knockdhu distillery was matured in a combination of European oak ex-Sherry and American oak ex-bourbon…  More info

anCnoc 18 Year Old
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$95.36

anCnoc 24 Year Old

70cl, 46%

Here we have a 24 year old anCnoc single malt from the Knockdhu distillery up in the Scottish Highlands, and anCnoc translates to ‘up the hill’ in Gaelic. Made using traditional production methods,…  More info

anCnoc 24 Year Old
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$152.87
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anCnoc Peat

70cl, 46%

A smoky and sweet dram made to mark the 125th anniversary of Knockdhu Distillery. Crafted in order to take the drinker on a “mellow journey from the heart of Banffshire’s rich peatlands”, this…  More info

anCnoc Peat
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$102.54
$81.97

Knockdhu 16 Year Old 2006 (cask KN0622) - Hidden Spirits

70cl, 54.2%

Heavily-peated single cask of Knockdhu here from indie bottlers, Hidden Spirits! The distillery uses Aberdeenshire peat, so it's full of barbecue and wood smoke (rather than the medicinal notes…  More info

Knockdhu 16 Year Old 2006 (cask KN0622) - Hidden Spirits
$187.89

Knockdhu 10 Year Old - Skene Whisky

70cl, 50%

Knockdhu single malt bottled up by Skene Whisky at 10 years old after it matured in a single hogshead cask. Very tasty stuff.  More info

Knockdhu 10 Year Old - Skene Whisky
$51.25

Knockdhu 8 Year Old 2013 - Single Cask Series (GreatDrams)

50cl, 48.2%

Matured for eight years in a single first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, this spectacular Speysider from Knockdhu is brought to us by GreatDrams, for its Single Cask Series. The whisky was distilled back…  More info

Knockdhu 8 Year Old 2013 - Single Cask Series (GreatDrams)
$79.98

Knockdhu 10 Year Old 1974 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

75cl, 40%

A delightfully retro edition from Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice collection, this ten-year-old Knockdhu single malt was distilled back in 1974. A fab find for fans of vintage packaging, and…  More info

Knockdhu 10 Year Old 1974 - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)
$511.95

Knockdhu 16 Year Old 2006 - Edition No.63 (Whisky Sponge & Decadent Drinks)

70cl, 55%

A bold, smoky Scotch from Knockdhu that was matured in a single refill hogshead for 16 years before Whisky Sponge and Decadent Drinks snapped it up. It's a very interesting bottling this, very pale…  More info

Knockdhu 16 Year Old 2006 - Edition No.63 (Whisky Sponge & Decadent Drinks)
$152.06

Knockdhu 16 Year Old 2006 (cask 6) - Monologue (Chapter 7)

70cl, 51.5%

A single malt Scotch whisky from Kockdhu Distillery here, one that was distilled back in 2006 and aged in a single bourbon hogshead for 16 years until it was bottled by Monologue for its excellent A…  More info

Knockdhu 16 Year Old 2006 (cask 6) - Monologue (Chapter 7)
$153.89

anCnoc 2009 (bottled 2021)

70cl, 46%

A marvellous single malt Scotch whisky from the anCnoc range, distilled back in 2009 and left to age in a combination of Spanish and American oak casks. It was allowed to mature until 2021, when it…  More info

anCnoc 2009 (bottled 2021)
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Knockdhu 31 Year Old 1991 - Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing)

70cl, 46.6%

A majestic dram from Knockdhu, independently bottled by Hunter Laing – not something you see every day! Distilled in 1991, this one spent a peaceful 31 years resting in a single cask, which was…  More info

Knockdhu 31 Year Old 1991 - Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing)

Knockdhu 8 Year Old 2013 (cask 1) - Infrequent Flyers (Alistair Walker)

70cl, 58.9%

This cracking single malt was distilled at Knockandu in 2008 and filled into a bourbon barrel, where it remained for eight years. In September 2021, the cask was opened by indie bottler Alistair…  More info

Knockdhu 8 Year Old 2013 (cask 1) - Infrequent Flyers (Alistair Walker)

anCnoc Rùdhan

100cl, 46%

This expression from the anCnoc Peaty collection was originally released for the Travel Retail Market - smoky anCnoc is spreading across the globe! As with past released from the range, this one also…  More info

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anCnoc Peatheart - Batch 2

70cl, 46%

anCnoc has released its second batch of Peatheart single malt, a heavily-peated expression packing a hefty 40 PPM measurement! We've been very impressed with the peaty expressions coming from anCnoc,…  More info

anCnoc Peatheart - Batch 2
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anCnoc Black Hill Reserve

100cl, 46%

One of two Travel Retail releases from the anCnoc range launched in the first half of 2015, the Black Hill Reserve is an impressive single malt Scotch whisky which has been allowed to mature in first…  More info

anCnoc Black Hill Reserve
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anCnoc 1994

70cl, 46%

A bourbon matured single malt from Knockdhu, distilled in 1994. The whisky is bottled under the name anCnoc, to avoid confusion with whisky from the Knockando distillery.  More info

anCnoc 1994

anCnoc 30 Year Old 1975

70cl, 50%

This single malt from Knockdhu was distilled in 1975 and bottled in September 2005. A great 30 year old anCnoc, at a higher strength.  More info

anCnoc 30 Year Old 1975

anCnoc 1993

70cl, 46%

Distilled in 1993, the year that Knockdhu started labelling its whiskies anCnoc, and bottled in March of 2007.  More info

anCnoc 1993

anCnoc 35 Year Old Limited Edition - 2nd Release

70cl, 41%

The second release of anCnoc 35 Year Old single malt from the Knockdhu distillery, drawn from American oak ex-bourbon barrels. The first release was a marvellous expression indeed, so we're expecting…  More info

anCnoc 35 Year Old Limited Edition - 2nd Release

anCnoc Peatheart - Batch 1

70cl, 46%

The smokiest whisky from the anCnoc Peaty range - Peatheart! The Knockdhu distillery has used barley malted to 40 PPM (for perspective, Highland Park whiskies sit at around 20 PPM, while Ardbeg…  More info

anCnoc Peatheart - Batch 1
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Knockdhu 10 Year Old 2009 (cask 2) - Cask Collection (A.D. Rattray)

70cl, 52.7%

From Speyside's Knockdhu comes this 10 Year Old single malt! It was distilled in April 2009, and then left to rest in a single bourbon hogshead for the following decade. Finally, in September 2019…  More info

Knockdhu 10 Year Old 2009 (cask 2) - Cask Collection (A.D. Rattray)

anCnoc 16 Year Old Cask Strength

70cl, 56.3%

One of two bottlings released to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Knockdhu Distillery, anCnoc 16 Year Old Cask Strength was matured in American oak ex-bourbon casks and bottled at a cask strength…  More info

anCnoc 16 Year Old Cask Strength

anCnoc 2002

70cl, 46%

In 2002, the folks at Knockdhu set aside this whisky to age. In 2017, they cracked open the specially selected Spanish and American oak casks and bottled up the whisky for this release! Not only is a…  More info

anCnoc 2002
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anCnoc Rascan

70cl, 46%

A 2015 addition to the range of peated anCnoc single malts, once again with a name reference a traditional peat-harvesting tool. The Rascan has been peated to 11.1 PPM (only just higher than the…  More info

anCnoc Rascan
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