About
More About Us.
We are seven single malt enthusiasts, who have been working with the Speyburn Distillery since 2018. With their history and their bottlings.
Our ambition
What Is Our Ambition.
we want to get and taste all of the Speyburn bottlings. Original or independent bottling
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The Clan Member:
OdinNord
who got the ball rolling
T75
the scout & brewer
Xaver
the beer destroyer
Callaman
the line-up master
Gatsby
the graphic artist & brewer
SvenHH
the referee
Berno
Head of Strategy
History
the History of the Speyburn Distillery
Speyburn Distillery in Rothes Moray, Scotland, was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins & Company for the sum of £17,000. The site was chosen by John Hopkins himself for its unpolluted water supply from the existing Granty Burn one of the major tributaries to the River Spey. Hopkins appointed the famous distillery architect Charles C Doig to design the distillery and to this day Speyburn has its classic pagoda ventilator, a hallmark of Doig's design. The proprietors, keen to have production started to ensure that the first fillings could bear the date 1897 Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - had scheduled production to begin on 1 November 1897. However, due to delays, the stills did not run until 15 December. When production finally began, the still house was without doors and windows. Under the watchful eye of the distillery's manager, John Smith, the first spirit was run off in a violent snowstorm with the distillery men working in overcoats and mufflers to protect them from the elements. However, the proprietors succeeded in achieving their ambition and one was produced and bonded bearing the date 1897.
Speyburn Single Highland Scotch Malt whisky is exported throughout the world and it is currently the number 9 best selling single malt whisky in the USA.
Our Projects
See Our Latest Projects.
The Museum
It is also a place of gathering, of communication,
of togetherness
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for more Information
The Clan Brew
7 beers have been brewed so far
...and the next brew day is comming
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for more Information
The Clan Bottling
our first bottling is ready
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for more InformationTasting Archiv
Here are the bottlings we've drunk...
click on the tasting for the notes
73th Tasting 11.10.2024
Douglas Laing Old Particular 15y 48,4%
The First Edition 16y 58,3%
72th Tasting 26.07.2024
Hunter Laing 17y 50%
The First Edition 16y 56,4%
71th Tasting 21.06.2024
SMWS 88.3 11y 59,2%
Hunter Laing 15y 50%
Hankey Bannister 12y 43%
70th Tasting 03.04.2024
Originalbottling 10y 40%
G&M Connoisseurs Choice, Cask Strength 14y 59,1%
G&M Connoisseurs Choice, Cask Strength 14y 60,5%
69th Tasting 01.03.2024
Originalbottling Bradan Orach (2015) 40%
Originalbottling 10y 1Liter 43%
68th Tasting 02.02.2024
Originalbottlimg 1978-1999 21y 58,8%
Edition Spirits 16y 55%
Hunter Laing 16y 50%
Orginalbottling 1977-2004 25y 62,5%
67th Tasting 10.10.2023
Originalbottling 10y 40%
Morisco Spirits Marble Collection 12y 55,2%
66th Tasting 12.09.2023
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2023, 41%
Ultramarine Blended Scotch Whisky, Compass Box, 51%
65th Tasting 21.07.2023
Old Malt Cask 14y 3/2007 - 2/2022 50%
McNeil´s Choice Super Port 53%
64th Tasting 16.06.2023
Speyburn 16y to celebrate 125th Anniversary 2023 52,6%
Douglas of Drumlanrig Speyburn 10y Cask 11516 46%
63th Tasting 02.06.2023
Red Plaid, Rare Old, without age statement, 3/4 Litri 43%
Coopers Choise Port Wood finish, Cask 8872, 56%, 420 Bottles
62th Tasting 05.05.2023
Original Bottling 10y 40% Bottlecode L5 342 E6 95 1901
Douglas Laing Old Particular Speyburn 15y 55,4%
Original Bottling 21y 1979-2003 Single Cask 1132 60,2%
61th Tasting 24.03.2023
Whisky Taste 5y Ultraman 55th Anniversary 46%
SMWS 88.25 12y, 54,1% Metamorphosis of a Salmon
Douglas Laing Old Particular 14y 54% bottled for "de Straffe Hoek" Belgium
60th Tasting 24.02.2023
Originalbottling 10y 40%
Master of Malt 10y 49,5%
Hart Brothers 10y 57,3%
59th Tasting 13.01.2023
Glen Talloch 8y 40%%
Catto Rare Old Highland Scotch 2 Liter Bottle 43%
Inverhouse Green Plaid 43% 1 Liter Bottle
Pinwinnie 12y handbottled 43%
A.D. Rattray Speyburn 10y 53,5%
58th Tasting 17.12.2022
Speyburn 1971 19y Book Of Kells 40%
Speyburn 1977 44y Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection 59,2%
57th Tasting 21.10.2022
At this online tasting we had a special guest with us. Oberförster:in from Whisky-Forum.net, the fine and friendly whisk(e)y forum. Therefore, apart from Speyburn, there were also two other interesting Whiskys in the tasting. Thanks for that Mrs. Oberförster :-)
Compass Box The Circle Release No.2 46%
Douglas of Drumlanrig Speyburn 8y 46%
Original Bottling f. Japan, cask 10,2006-2019,52,5%
G&M Glencadam 1974 Connoisseurs Choice, Old Map Label, 40%
Signatory Vintage Caol Ila 2680 Days Old 57,1%
56th Tasting 05.08.2022
Inver House 40% green bottle
Orginal bottling 10 Years, 40%, 1995-2005 Silver Medal
Hunter Laing OMC 14 Years 58% 64Fl. for Southport Whiskyclub
55th Tasting 17.06.2022
Alambic Classique 12y 51,8%
SMWS 88.26 "Season Of Mists And Mellow Fruitfulness" 12y 53,3%
SMWS 88.27 "Mango con chile and mint choc chip" 12y 54%
54th Tasting 27.05.2022
Berry Broth. & Rudd for Scyfion Choice (Ucraina), 10y, 46%
Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 1974, 40%
53th Tasting 11.03.2022
Original Abfüllung für Glenfahrn 15th Anniversary, 11y, 61%
Original Abfüllung 10y, 43%, bottled for Barton Imp. Chicago USA
The Refiners (Feingeist) 9y, 2011-2020 55,4% Sauternes Cask finish
52th Tasting 18.02.2022
Douglas Laing Provenance 9y 46%
Gordon&MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength, 11y 59,7%
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 88.23 12y 54%
51th Tasting 21.01.2022
Gordon & MacPhail 12y 60,3%
Hunter Laing First Edition 14y 50,2%
A.D. Rattray 10y Warehouse Collection 53,5%
50th Tasting 26.11.2021
Green Plaid 12y 40%
Catto 12y 40%
Green Plaid 21y 43%
Original Bottling Cask 422 21y 1979-2002 60,2%
49th Tasting 22.10.2021
Gordon & MacPhail 11y Cask 281 46%
Douglas Laing´s Provenance 13y 46%
Original Bottling US only 14y 52,5%
48th Tasting 17.09.2021
House of Pears 43% 1970s
St. Drostain's pure vatted Malt 43% 1960s/70s
White & Mackay 43% distilled between 1949 and 1958, 21y
Old Bushmills 43% bottling 1970s, dest.1960s
White Heather 43% 1980s
Ambassador 25y, bottling 1960s 43%
47th Tasting 20.08.2021
Original Bottling 10y 1995-2005 (Bottle Code L5 180 S10 08:07 05/03236)
Douglas Laing Premium Barrel Speyburn 8y 46%
46th Tasting 23.07.2021
Blairmhor Pure Malt 8 yo 40%
10y Original Bottling 43% Sole Importer
45th Tasting 25.06.2021
10y Original Bottling L3 341 M3 1450 40%
10y Douglas Laing Provenance 09/2008-09/2018 46%
13y Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 50%
44th Tasting 21.05.2021
DL Provenance 08yo Cask DL117785, 46%
DL Provenance 12yo Cask DL13659 46%
43th Tasting 16.04.2021
G&M Spirit of Scotland Vintage 1971 40%
SMWS 88.6 1975-2001, 25y, 63,4%
42th Tasting 19.03.2021
Fxxx Yxx Speyburn Market X Only Bottling-Edition Vatting with only 10 year old bottlings, 41,75%, Speyburn Clan Germany Only Bottling
Speyburn OB 15yo Cask #277 South Africa 52.5%
Black Adder 11yo 55.0% Cask #701700
41th Tasting "The Holy Grail" 12.02.2021
Speyburn, 12YO, Flora & Fauna, 43 %
40th Tasting 11.12.2020
Glen Talloch 40% (Blend mit Speyburn)
Munray Blend 40% (Blend with Speyburn)
SMWS 88.19 54.3% "A sweet sprite" 9YO
39th Tasting 20.11.2020
Douglas Drumlangrig 9yo 46% 11/2004 - 04/2014
Cadenhead Small Batch 10yo 2008-2019 55.8%
Cadenhead Authentic Collection 10yo 57.3%
38th Tasting 20.11.2020
Cadenhead (Dumpy) 1967-197912y 45,7%
Cadenhead (Dumpy) 1975 - 1991 15y 63,1%
37th Tasting (Blend with Speyburn)09.10.2020
Glen Drummond 8 Jahre 43% black Label, bottling early 1980'
Glen Drummond 8 Jahre 43% red Label, Italian Import,bottling early 1970'
36th Tasting 26.09.2020
Original Bottling 10yo 46%
Mackillop's Choice 18yo 48.1%
35th Tasting 12.09.2020
Original Bottling Decanter 21yo 40%
Original Bottling Solera 25yo 46%
34th Tasting 14.08.2020
Glen Galwan Single Malt 40%
G&M Speyburn 88-2010 21 Jahre 43%
33th Tasting 31.07.2020
Speyburn 8y, 9/2011-11/ 2019 Hart Brothers 46%
Speyburn 10y, 2009 -2020 Coopers Choice Calvados finish 228 bot. 53%
32th Tasting 29.05.2020
DL Premier Barrel 11y Bourbon Cask 46% 393 Bott.
Prem. Spirits Belgium-Bourbon Barrel, 2006-2019, 52,5% 252 Bott. Cask 188
SMWS 88.17 "The Salmon Cannons of Rothes" 4.2.2009-2019 9y 152 Bott.
31th Tasting 08.05.2020
Bradan Orach, older Version, 1 Liter, 40%
John Aylesbury Private Cask Selection 9y, 46% 360 Bott.
Whisky Chamber 13y, 56,9 % 348 Bott. 21.12.05.-9.11.19
30th Tasting 23.04.2020
Hopkin's Navy Surpreme 1970's 12y, 43.3%
Speyburn Gordon MacPhail 27y, 46% #3421
Speyburn OB 1977-1999 21y, 63.4% #1861
29th Tasting 25.03.2020
Douglas of Drumlanrig 46%, 7y, 11/2004 - 5/2012
Original bottling for "Whisky.de", 2004 - 2019, Bourbon Cask 282, 52,5%
Original Bottling for "Whisky.de", 2004 - 2019 Sherry Cask 219, 52,5%
28th Tasting 06.03.2020
DL Premier Barrel 46%, 10y, 357 Bott.
That Boutique 10y, Batch 3, 49,5%
Speyburn Taiwan Exclusive 55,1 % , 2005-2018, Sherry Cask, 679 Bott.
27th Tasting 12.02.2020
Blends mit Speyburn
MacArthur´s 40%
Hankey Bannister - Original 40%
Hankey Bannister - Heritage 46%
26. analog live Tasting 18.01.2020
We have no memories of what we drank
25th Tasting 10.01.2020
12 y, Douglas Laing Provenance, Single Cask, 10/ 2006- 02/2019 46%
Exeptional Blend , 43%, a blend with 25y Speyburn24th Tasting 22.12.2019
Speyburn 10Y OA 40 % (before 2005)
Speyburn 1977-1999 OA 21 Jahre 64.0% Bourbon Cask 1854
23th Tasting 28.11.2019
Gordon & MacPhail 22y (1991-2014) 46%
SMWS 9y (2009-2019) 54,1%
SMWS 10y (2009-2019) 53,8%
22th Tasting 31.10.2019
Glen Garry 40%
Pinwinnie 43%
Glenkeir Treasures 10yo 40%
21th Tasting 16.10.2019
The Whisky Shop - a dram to share 10y 40%
SMWS 88.20 "Finbharbs Fury" 54%
20th Tasting 02.10.2019
Original Bottling for Masonic Lodge "Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Lodge Callendar 588" 10y, 40%
Douglas Laing 12y Sherry Cask, only UK, 405 Bottles 46%
Gordon & MacPhail 12y, Refill Sherry Butt, 634 Bottles, 59,2%
19th Tasting 17.09.2019
Original Bottling 16y Bourbon Barrel "Nordic Travell Exclusive" 43%
18th Tasting 30.08.2019
Gordon & MacPhail 1971 Brown Label 13yo 40%
Gordon & MacPhail 1971 Speymalt - Special Reserve - Guiseppe Meregalli Import 40%
Cadenhead Original Collection 1975 18yo 46%
Original Bottling 1977-1999 21yo 63.2% #1862
17th Tasting 16.08.2019
Red Plaid, 8y, 40 % (Inverhouse), Blend
Green Plaid, 40% (Inverhouse) Blend (bottled between 1976 and early 1980s)
Robertson´s Yellow Label 40% (J. Robertson Ltd), Blend
Blaimhor Pure Malt, 8y , 40% ( Carmichael & Sons Ltd -> now Inverhouse)
Catto´s, 12y, 43% ( Inverhouse) Blend or Vatted, not clarified, (bottled between 1971 und 1976)
Robertson´s Best Ever Bottled 43% Blend ( 1960s ! )
16th Tasting 12.08.2019
Gordon & Macphail 1968 - 1983 15y 40 %
15th Tasting 08.07.2019
SMWS 88.18 2009 9y 52,9%
14th Tasting 28.06.2019
Morrison and MacKay "Seud na h alba" 10y, 46% 14.1.2009 - 4.2.2019
Hepburn's Choice 12y 46%
The Cooper's Choice Sauternes Cask finish 9y, 2009 - 2018, 46%
Edition Spirits 12y, UK only, 46% 2006 – 2018
Edition Spirits 12y 56.3%
Robertson´s Best Ever Bottled 43% Blend ( 1960s ! )
13th Tasting 03.05.2019
Original Bottling 10y, 40%, Bottling for Portugal, gebottled 2000
Original Bottling, 10y, 40% „cl“ und „ %“ in Gold
Original Bottling Companion Cask, USA only, Single Barrel 404, Ace Cask, 46 %
Original Bottling 18y American & Spanish Oak 2000 – 2018, 46%
A.D. Rattray, 9y Bourbon Hogshead, 51,5%
12th Tasting 22.03.2019
Original Bottling 10y, only UK 40 % gebottled 2006
Original Bottling, 10y, Ribbon Tube, 40% gebottled 2002
Douglas Laing, Old Malt Cask, 1/1990 – 2/2000, 50%
Original Bottling 14y, exclusive to Tapei Whisky, Single Cask 247, 2004-2018, 52,5%
SMWS 88.8 "mushy strawberries" 13y, 01.1989 - 10/2002, 60,7%
11th Tasting 08.02.2019
Cadenhead 10y 46% 2008 - 2018 Small Batch Bourbon Cask
Lord of Speyside 10y 52.7% Crimean Red Wine Finish
SMWS 88.16 "delicious decadent dessert" 9y 52,4%
SMWS 88.14 "Highland Yomp" 9y 53,8%
SMWS 88.15 "Sea salted caramel Sauce" 9y 55,4%
10th Tasting 04.01.2019
Berry Bros. 8y 2008-2017 46% Cask 701703
Lord of Speyside 10y 52.7% Crimean Red Wine Finish
SMWS 88.16 "delicious decadent dessert" 9y 52,4%
SMWS 88.14 "Highland Yomp" 9y 53,8%
SMWS 88.15 "Sea salted caramel Sauce" 9y 55,4%
9th Tasting 23.12.2018
Gordon & Macphail 27y 1974 - 2001 Connoisseurs Choice 40%
Gordon & Macphail 1971 - 1994 Old Map Label
Gordon & Macphail 1977 – 2007 Map Label Connoisseurs Choice 43%
Original Bottling 21y Single Cask 2866 1978 – 1999 58,8%
Signatory 1980 – 13.3.2006 26y Refill Butt Cask110 61,3%
Fleischmann's acquires Inver House Scotch (1980 Standard Brands Report)
8th Tasting 16.11.2018
Original Bottling, 10y, bottled 2011, 40%
Mc Gibbons Provenance, 8y, Autum Destillation2004, bottled Winter 2013, 46 %
88.12 SMWS „Salmon in a rabbit hutch“ Ex- Bourbon Cask, 54 %
88.13 SMWS „Nettle Cordial“ Refill Bourbon Barrel, 54,4%
7th Tasting 28.09.2018
Gordon & MacPhail 28y two cask vatting 46%
SMWS 88.9 "Salmon incognito" 8y 54.4% %
SMWS 88.10 "Complete Sweet Treat" 8y 54.1%
SMWS 88.11 „A day at the beach“ Speyburn 8y 54.8%
Cadenhead Small Batch 9y 55.6%
6th Tasting 06.07.2018
Original Bottling 10y 40% US Import, no Bottlecode
Original Bottling 1Liter Bottle (black Label) 43%, L85 m Bottlecode
Original Bottling Traveller Retail 2018 46%, Bottlecode 110370
C&S Dram Collection 9y 14.1.2009.- 19.2.2018 57,9%
Edition Spirits 12y Sherry Butt 326 btl. 2005 - 2018 56.2%
5th Tasting 22.06.2018
Original Bottling Special Edition 100th Years Celebration (1897-1997) Decanter 40%
Gordon & MacPhail 29y 1977 - 2006 43%
Original Bottling Single Cask 263 52,5%
Original Bottling for La Maison du Whisky, Cask 280, 2004-2018 52,5%
Original Bottling for Boomsma, Cask 218, 52,5%
Original Bottling Cask 1860 1977 - 1999 63,6 %
4th Tasting 22.06.2018
Bradan Orach 40% Version 2018
Hopkins Reserve 46%
Original Bottling 10y Version 2018 40%
Douglas Laing Old Particular 15y 48,4 %
Whisky Chamber Port Octave Cask 21.12.2005 - 11.09.2017 58,3%
3th Tasting 04.05.2018
Gordon & MacPhail 1971 40%
Original Bottling 1973 27y Highland Selection 46%
Gordon & MacPhail 22y 13.09.1989 - 06/2012 Cask 2056 50%
Original Bottling for Shinanoya 13y 2004 - 2017 Single Cask 52,5%
Odin's Living Bottle with 35 different Speyburns
Cadenhead 15y 1975-1991 63,1%
Original Bottling 25y 1977 – 2003 Single Cask 1858 63,5%
2th Tasting 13.04.2018
Original Bottling 10y (2005-2015) 40% Bottled for Mini Bottle Club UK
Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 30y 43% 04/1974-06/2004
Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 12y 50 % 10/2005 - 2/2018
Speyburn Clan Germany 1st Release (vatted by Callaman) 15 different Speyburns
SMWS 88.2 Speyburn 13y 63,2% 05/1980 - 08/1993 bottled for Blair Import USA
Original Bottling 21y 60,1% Single Cask 2713
Original Bottling 25y 1977 – 2003 Single Cask 1858 63,5%
1th Tasting 09.02.2018
Douglas Laing Provenance 10y 01/2007 - 02/2017 46%
Douglas McGibbon Clan Danny 8y Sept. 2008 - Aug. 2017 DMG 12068 48%
Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 11y 50 % Aug. 1993 - Oct. 2004 DL REF 1001
Original Bottling 25y Solera 46 % ID 768
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