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Whisky ‘fit
for a prince’: His Royal Highness The
Duke of York returns to Glenmorangie
after 14 years to see his special cask
go ‘down the bottling line’
The Glenmorangie Company’s new
state-of-the-art bottling facility was
officially opened by His Royal Highness
on Wednesday 7 September 2011.
HRH The Duke of York visited the
Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain,
Ross-shire, in 1997, when a special cask
was laid down in his name.
Now, 14 years on, the cask was bottled
as a ‘Special Reserve’ when The Duke of
York performed the Royal Opening of The
Glenmorangie Company’s new production
facility at the Alba Business Park in
Livingston, West Lothian.
HRH was presented with 270 bottles,
which will go to his chosen charities
for auction.
The new bottling facility is part of a
wider multi-million-pound investment by
The Glenmorangie Company. This has seen
the award-winning Scotch whisky creator
refocus on its core brands –
Glenmorangie and Ardbeg – to meet rising
global demand for its premium single
malts.
Paul Skipworth, President and Managing
Director of The Glenmorangie Company
said: “Our new production facility has
been a key part in refocussing the
Company to further grow Glenmorangie and
Ardbeg worldwide.
"These are exciting times for The
Glenmorangie Company and we are
delighted that Prince Andrew was able to
join us today to see his ‘Special
Reserve’ go ‘down the bottling line’."
Dr Bill Lumsden, The Glenmorangie
Company’s Head of Distilling and Whisky
Creation, was present in 1997 and laid
down the special cask for The Duke of
York.
He said: "It was great to see The Duke
of York here to mark the official
opening of our new production facility.
I thought it might be something special
when we laid it down 14 years ago but
the quality of this malt has surpassed
even my expectations.
"It’s a classic Glenmorangie, with
powerfully accentuated fruity and oaky
flavours. One might even say it’s fit
for a Prince."
The two-storey purpose-built centre
features two bottling halls and has been
designed with a special focus on high
quality production, environmental
efficiency and safety.
The new building includes
environmentally-friendly technologies
which allow for efficient use of energy
and water including rainwater
harvesting. The Company also employed an
ecologist in the design of the
landscaping surrounding the centre to
preserve and enhance the ecological
value of the site.
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