Fettercairn

One of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries, founded in 1824 in the foothills of the Cairngorm mountains in Angus. Fettercairn's most distinctive feature is a unique cooling system: cold water cascades continuously down the outside of its copper pot stills during distillation, a technique not used at any other Scottish distillery. This external cooling produces a distinctively tropical, nutty spirit with dried fruit notes. Long obscure despite its age, Fettercairn was relaunched in 2018 with a striking new range (12, 16, 22, 28, 40, 50 years) and premium positioning emphasizing its tropical fruit character. Owned by Whyte & Mackay (Emperador) alongside Dalmore and Jura. The rebrand has transformed Fettercairn from a forgotten blending malt into an increasingly recognized single malt with a genuinely unique production method.

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