Glen Ord
One of the last on-site maltings...
Glen Ord is an historic Highland distillery founded in the Muir of Ord, in the Black Isle of northern Scotland, in 1838. Glen Ord is one of only a handful of Scotch whisky distilleries that boast onsite barley maltings and for many years has supplied whisky for leading blended whisky brands like Dewar's and Johnnie Walker.
During the 20th century, Glen Ord’s distinctive, smooth Highland single malt was sold variously as Glen Oran, Glenordie, Ordie and Ord. Typically this was as a 12-year-old bottling. In the early 2000s, current owner Diageo discontinued the distillery’s official 12-year-old malt and in 2006 repackaged it as The Singleton Of Glen Ord for the Asian market. A number of older age-statement Singleton of Glen Ord releases now attract the interest of collectors. A number of cask-strength Ord malts also form part of Diageo’s Rare Malts and Special Releases series.
