Killyloch
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Killyloch is a malt
whisky
which was distilled at the Glenflagler
Malt
Distillery and was first distilled and bonded
in February 1965. Killyloch was subsequently closed and demolished by Inver House Distillers Limited
in July 1985.
The name Killyloch is a corruption of a local loch
, Lillyloch and is believed to have occurred as a result of an incorrect stencil
being used to mark the early barrels.
First used in commerce 12/18/1964 and initially trademarked by Continental Distilling Corporation on a registration date of 5/24/1966. Currently is under a 2011 trademark by Veni-Vidi-Vici LLC.
www.killyloch.com
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
whisky
Whisky
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...
which was distilled at the Glenflagler
Glenflagler
Glenflagler Distillery, located in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, has a history dating back to 1892 and produces the whisky Glen Flagler. In its modern form Glen Flagler distillation commenced on the 25 February 1965...
Malt
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
Distillery and was first distilled and bonded
Chemical bond
A chemical bond is an attraction between atoms that allows the formation of chemical substances that contain two or more atoms. The bond is caused by the electromagnetic force attraction between opposite charges, either between electrons and nuclei, or as the result of a dipole attraction...
in February 1965. Killyloch was subsequently closed and demolished by Inver House Distillers Limited
Inver House Distillers Limited
Inver House Distillers Limited is a Scottish malt whisky distiller, based in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The company is now a subsidiary of Thai Beverages, one of the largest alcoholic-beverage companies in South East Asia, with a market capitalisation in excess of US$4bn.Inver House Distillers is...
in July 1985.
The name Killyloch is a corruption of a local loch
Loch
Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or a sea inlet. It has been anglicised as lough, although this is pronounced the same way as loch. Some lochs could also be called a firth, fjord, estuary, strait or bay...
, Lillyloch and is believed to have occurred as a result of an incorrect stencil
Stencil
A stencil is a thin sheet of material, such as paper, plastic, or metal, with letters or a design cut from it, used to produce the letters or design on an underlying surface by applying pigment through the cut-out holes in the material. The key advantage of a stencil is that it can be reused to...
being used to mark the early barrels.
First used in commerce 12/18/1964 and initially trademarked by Continental Distilling Corporation on a registration date of 5/24/1966. Currently is under a 2011 trademark by Veni-Vidi-Vici LLC.
External links
www.killyloch.com