Inchgower distillery is a

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producing a single malt of the same name located on the outskirts of

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, Scotland.Inchgower distillery Speyside: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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History

The distillery was built in 1871 to replace Tochineal Distillery but liquidated in 1903. Buckie Council purchased the concern in 1936 and ownership was transferred to Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd in 1938 and indeed to this very day the Bell's logo is used in the advertising of Inchgower. In 1985, Arthur Bell & Sons was taken over by

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, who were then merged with United Distillers and Vintners in 1987. In 1997,

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and

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merged and formed

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. The distillations of Inchgower contribute to Bell's blended whisky. The Inchgower is classified as a Lower Speyside Malt and takes its water from a burn rising in the Menduff Hills to the south of Buckie.

References

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