Royal Lochnagar was awarded its royal prefix in 1848 — following a visit and tasting by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The event came about after the distillery manager John Begg dropped a note to their Royal Highnesses directly inviting…
The Speyburn (Glenlivet) Distillery was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins & Company for the sum of £17,000. The site was chosen by John Hopkins himself for its unpolluted water supply from the Granty Burn, one of the major tributaries…