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Quality/price index (April 2000)

state: c=closed, d=dismantled/demolished, m=maltings only, n=new

Distillery: Fairly obvious. The occasional entries out of alphabetical order are different brands from the distillery immediately above.

Age: Ususally given as age in the cask or year when put in the cask. Where a year is given, an age may be given as well if differs from < present day > - < year >.

Proof: Percent by volume of alcohol. Multiply by 1.75 to get degrees proof. 40%=70, 43%=75, 60%=105, cask strength may vary but is usually around 60%.

Cost/£: Typical 1995 UK prices in pounds sterling. Add maybe 5% for 1996.

Rating: From Michael Jackson's book. Anything below about 75 he regards as flawed in some way. 75-85 is acceptable to good, 85+ is very good indeed.

Comments: Islay and Jura malts are indicated as is anything which reduces confusion about which malt is which.

Distillery	Age	proof	cost/#	rating	comments

Aberfeldy	1974	40	26.85
Aberfeldy	15	43	27.50	76
Aberlour	10	40	19.75	83	Spey
Allt a'Bhainne
An Cnoc		12	40	19.25
Ardbeg		10	40	20.75	85 	Islay
Ardbeg		15	46		90 	Islay
Ardbeg		1978	40		89 	Islay
Ardbeg		1974	40	27.75
Ardmore		12	56.2		67
Ardmore		1977	59.4		66
Auchentoshan	select	40	15.99
Auchentoshan	10	40	19.25	85	Glasgow
Auchentoshan	18	43		86	Glasgow
Auchentoshan	1966	43		86	Glasgow
Auchroisk
Aultmore	12	40		75
Aultmore	12	43	26.95	75
Aultmore	13	46		75

Balblair	 5	40		70
Balblair	10	40	19.85	76
Balblair	1964,18	40	37.50	76
Balblair	1957	40		74
Balmenach	12	43	25.75	77
Balvenie	10	40	19.99	85	Spey, Founder's Reserve
Balvenie		43		87 	Spey, Classic
Balvenie	15	46		80	Spey
Balvenie	1974	43		81 	Spey, Signatory
Banff (d)		1974	40		66
Ben Nevis	1966	40		55	Fort William
Ben Nevis	22	46		56	Fort William
Ben Nevis	1977	62.4		61	Fort William
Benriach	1969	40		69	Spey
Benrinnes	15	43	27.25	79	Spey
Benrinnes	23	46		77	Spey
Benrinnes	1968,17	40	30.95	78	Spey
Benromach (c)	1970	40		78
Black Bush	see Bushmills
Bladnoch	1984	40	18.95				Wigtown
Blair Athol	 8	40		75
Blair Athol	12	43	26.85	76
Bowmore		10	40	19.85	82	Islay
Bowmore		-	-	16.75	legend
Bowmore		12	43	24.50	87	Islay
Bowmore		(15)	43		87	Islay
Bowmore		17	43	27.95
Bowmore		21	43	45.00	89	Islay
Bowmore		1969	43	43.75	  	Islay
Bowmore		25	43	55.95	88	Islay
Brackla (c)		1970	40		77			
Brackla (c)		-	40	14.50
Brackla (c)		23	46		76	Royal
Brackla (c)		1972	40	28.75	  	Royal
Brora (c)						Brora
Bruichladdich	10	40	19.95	76	Islay
Bruichladdich	15	43		78	Islay
Bruichladdich	19	46		79	Islay
Bruichladdich	25	46		74	Islay
Bunnahabhain	12	40	19.95	77	Islay
Bushmills					Antrim, Ireland
Cameron Brig		40	12.50	  	Grain
Caol Ila	12	40		77	Islay
Caol Ila	12	65.5		77	Islay
Caol Ila 	1978	40	21.50	  	Islay
Caol Ila 	1980	40	22.95
Caol Ila	15	43	27.95	80	Islay
Caol Ila	1977	40		77	Islay
Caol Ila	-	cask	34.60
Caperdonich	1982	40	20.95		Spey
Caperdonich	1968	40		73	Spey
Caperdonich	23	46		75	Spey
Cardhu		12	40	21.60	72
Clynelish	14	43	26.25	81	Brora
Coleburn (c)	1972	40		66	Spey
Convalmore (c)	1969	40		68	Spey
Cragganmore	12	40	21.85	90
Cragganmore	1974	40	26.75	88
Cragganmore	1972	40		85
Craigellachie	14	43	27.30	75	Spey
Craigellachie	1974	40		73	Spey
Craigellachie	26	46		72	Spey
Dailuaine	16	43	26.95	76
Dailuaine	1971	40		74
Dailuaine	22	46		73
Dallas Dhu (c)	10	40	19.85
Dallas Dhu (c)	1971	40		85
Dalmore		12	40		79
Dalwhinnie	15	43	22.95	76
Dalwhinnie	1970	40		76
Deanston		40		69
Dufftown	 8	40		70	Spey
Dufftown	10	40		71	Spey
Dufftown	15	43	26.95	71	Spey
Edradour	10	40	24.60	81
Edradour	1973	40		85
Edradour	1968	46		80
Fettercairn	10	40	20.40	77	Montrose
Glen Albyn	1968	40		71	Inverness
Glenallachie	12	43		76
Glenburgie	1968	40		68	Spey
Glencadam	1974	40		68	Montrose
Glencadam	21	46		68	Montrose
Glencraig (c)	1970	40		68	Spey
Glencraig (c)	see also Glenburgie		Spey
Glen Deveron	12	40		75
"- Macduff	1975	40		70
"- Macduff	21	55.5		76
Glencoe		 8	57	22.50	  	Vatted Malt
Glendronach	12	40	21.75	  	Original
Glendronach	12	43		75	Original
Glendronach	12	40	19.95	77	Sherry Cask
Glendronach	18	40	30.50	  	Sherry Cask
Glendronach	18	43		79
Glendronach	1962	40
Glendullan	12	43	25.75	75	Spey
Glendullan	12	43		75	Spey, cask
Glendullan	22	46		74	Spey
Glen Elgin		43		76	Spey
Glenesk (m)		12	40		66	Montrose
Glenfarclas	10	40	20.25	86
Glenfarclas 105	 8	60	26.95	88
Glenfarclas	12	43		87
Glenfarclas	15	46	25.40	88
Glenfarclas	18	46		88
Glenfarclas	21	43	30.85	89
Glenfarclas	25	43		88
Glenfiddich		40	19.55	75	Spey
Glenfiddich	18	43		78	Spey
Glenfiddich	21	43		81	Spey
Glenfiddich	30	43		86	Spey
Glen Garioch	 8	43	18.45	76
Glen Garioch	12	40	17.99
Glen Garioch	10	43		77
Glen Garioch	21	43		80
Glenglassaugh		40		76
Glenglassaugh	1967	40	24.99	77
Glenglassaugh	1983	40	19.85
Glengoyne	10	40	19.85	74
Glengoyne	12	43		75
Glengoyne	17	43	29.85	76
Glen Grant	 5	40		65	Spey
Glen Grant		40		74	Spey
Glen Grant	10	43		76	Spey
Glen Grant	15	40		80	Spey
Glen Grant	16	46		77	Spey
Glen Grant	21	40	29.95	81	Spey
Glen Grant	23	46		69	Spey
Glen Grant	25	40	33.75	81	Spey
Glen Grant	26	46		66	Spey
Glen Grant	1964	46		79	Spey
Glen Grant	1960	40		81	Spey
Glen Keith	1965	40		64
Glenkinchie	10	43	22.45	76	E. Lothian
Glenkinchie	21	46		76	E. Lothian
Glenkinchie	1974	40		76	E. Lothian
Glenlivet	12	40	19.60	85	Smiths
Glenlivet	21	43		88
Glenlivet	14	46		86
Glenlivet	15	40	22.25	86	Smiths
Glenlivet	15	57	31.70	  	Smiths
Glenlivet	21	40	28.75	87	Smiths
Glenlivet	24	46		87
Glenlivet	1961	40	40.50	88	Smiths
Glenlochy	1974	40		70	Fort William
Glenlochy	27	46		69	Fort William
Glenlossie	10	43	25.50	76	Spey
Glen Mhor (d)	 8	40	19.85	64	Inverness
Glen Mhor (d)	 8	57	27.95		Inverness
Glen Mhor (d)	15	40		66	Inverness
Glen Mhor (d)	1965	40	38.50		Inverness
Glen Mhor (d)	1965	56.4		76	Inverness
Glenmorangie	10	40	19.99	80
Glenmorangie	10	57.6	38.50	80
Glenmorangie	18	43	32.95	80
Glenmorangie	21	43	45.00
Glen Moray	12	40	21.85	75	Spey
Glen Moray	1962	40		77	Spey
Glen Moray	1962,15	40		77	Spey
Glen Moray	21	46		76	Spey
Glen Ord	12	40	19.50	75
Glenordie	12	40		75	Inverness (Glen Ord)
Glenordie	24	46		77	Inverness (Glen Ord)
Glen Rothes	 8	40	18.95		Spey
Glen Rothes	12	43		81	Spey
Glen Scotia	 8	40		85	Campbeltown
Glen Spey	 8	40		73	Spey
Glentauchers	17	46		71
Glentauchers	1979	40	21.75	71
Glenturret	 8	40		76
Glenturret	10	57.1		77
Glenturret	12	40		74
Glenturret	13.7	40		75	5000 days
Glenturret	15	40		81
Glenturret	15	50		86
Glenturret	1972	43		90
Glenturret	1967	50		86
Glenturret	1966	40		91
Glenugie (c)	1966	54.8		70	Peterhead
Glenury Royal	12	40		76
Glenury Royal	13	46		75
Glenury Royal	22	46		77
Highland Park	 8	40	18.95	85	Orkney
Highland Park	 8	57	26.95		Orkney
Highland Park	12	40	21.75	90	Orkney
Highland Park	24	46		87	Orkney
Imperial	1970	40		76
Imperial	1979	40	21.50	75
Inchgower	14	43	27.30	76	Buckie
Inchmurrin		40		67
Old Rhosdhu		40		65
Inverarity	 8	40	17.50
Invergordon	10	43	18.65	  	Grain
Inverleven (d)	17	46		67	Glasgow
Inverleven (d)	21	46		69	Glasgow
Inverleven (d)	1979	40	21.50
Isle of Jura	see Jura
Jura		10	40	19.85	71	Jura
Jura		20	46		76	Jura
Kinclaith	1967	40	33.95	68
Kinclaith	20	46		65
Kinclaith	1966	40		69
Knockando	1975	43		76
Knockando	1978,15	40	19.99
Knockando	1965,25	43		77
Knockdhu	12	40	19.99	74
Ladyburn	20	46		57
Lagavulin	12	43		89
Lagavulin	16	43	23.75	95	Islay
Laphroaig	10	40	21.95	86	Islay
Laphroaig	15	40	29.75
Laphroaig	15	43		89	Islay
Laphroaig	16	57		81	Islay
Laphroaig	1974	55		87	Islay
Ledaig		see Tobermory
Ledaig		1974,18	43	34.50
Ledaig		-	cask	40.50
Linkwood	12	40		83	Spey
Linkwood	12	43	25.85	82	Spey
Linkwood	15	40	22.25	85	Spey
Linkwood	18	46		85	Spey
Linkwood	21	40		86	Spey
Linkwood	25	40		87	Spey
Littlemill	 8	43		83	Glasgow
Littlemill	22	cask		83	Glasgow
Lochnagar	12	40		80
Lochnagar		43		83
Lochranza
Lochside	10	40		74	Montrose
Lomond						Glasgow
Longmorn	12	40	20.75	85	Spey
Longmorn	15	43	22.89	87	Spey
Longmorn	24	cask		85	Spey
Longmorn	1969	60	51.50	  	Spey, cask
Longmorn	1963,25	40	38.95		Spey
Longmorn	1962	40		86	Spey
Longmorn	1960	40		85	Spey
Longrow		1973	46	28.50	  	Campbeltown
Longrow		see also Springbank
Macallan	 7	40		81	Spey
Macallan	10	40	19.99	87	Spey
Macallan	10	57	28.45	89	Spey
Macallan	12	43		91	Spey
Macallan	18	43	31.50	94	Spey
Macallan	25	43	76.75	95	Spey
Macallan		57.2		84	Spey
Macduff		see Glen Deveron
Mannochmore					Spey
Millburn (d)	1971	40		76	Inverness
Miltonduff	12	43	20.50	76	Spey
Miltonduff	1963	40		76	Spey
Miltonduff	1975	40		76	Spey
Mortlach	16	43	28.60	81	Spey
Mortlach	12	40		81	Spey
Mortlach	21	40	29.95	81	Spey
Mosstowie see also Miltonduff
North Port (c)	1970	40		64	Montrose
Oban		12	43		76
Oban		14	43	22.85	79
Oban		1972,17	40	28.75
Old Fettercairn see also Fettercairn
Old Fettercairn	10	43	20.95
Old Pulteney 	see Pulteney
Ord		see Glenordie
Pittyvaich	12	43	25.75	69	Spey
Port Ellen (m)	1971	40		79	Islay
Port Ellen (m)	1974	40	25.25	  	Islay
Port Ellen (m)	1978	40	24.25
Pulteney	 8	40	18.95	77	Wick
Pulteney	 8	57	26.95		Wick
Rosebank	 8	40		76
Rosebank	12	43	26.95	77
Rosebank	15	50		77
Royal Brackla	see Brackla
St. Magdalene (d)	1965,18	40	36.75	68	Edinburgh
Scapa		 8	40		76	Orkney
Scapa		24	46.5		77	Orkney
Scapa		1979	40	20.75		Orkney
Scapa		1963	40		79	Orkney
Scapa		1983	40	19.85
Singleton	1978	40		79
Singleton	1981	40	19.25		Auchroisk
Singleton	see also Auchroisk
Speyburn	12	43	24.63	71	Spey
Speyburn	10	40	17.50
Speyburn	1971	40		71	Spey
Speyburn	22	cask		70	Spey
Springbank	15	46	25.65	88	Campbeltown
Springbank	21	46	34.85	91	Campbeltown
Springbank	1966	58.1		93	West Highland
"- Longrow	1974	46		90
Springbank	25	46	54.50	  	Campbeltown
Strathisla	 8	40	18.50	79
Strathisla	12	40		79
Strathisla	15	40	22.95	80
Strathisla	20	46		76
Strathisla	21	40		76
Strathisla	25	40		75
Strathisla	35	40		75
Strathmill
Talisker	 8	45.8		89	Skye
Talisker	10	45.8	22.95	90	Skye
Tamdhu		 8	40	19.85	75
Tamdhu		10	40		75
Tamdhu		15	43		76
Tamnavulin	(10)	43		76
Tamnavulin	10	40	22.60
Tamnavulin	20	46		64
Teaninich	1982	40	19.85	70
Teaninich	1975	40	25.75	72
Tobermory		40	18.95	67	Mull
Tobermory	18	55.2		79	Mull
Tobermory	1973	40		76	Mull
Tobermory	-	40	19.85
Tomatin		10	40		75
Tomatin		13	60.5		74
Tomatin		1968	40	32.50	75
Tomatin		1966	46		75
Tomintoul	12	43		76
Tormore		 5	43		75
Tormore		10	43		76
Tormore		10	40	19.85
Tullibardine	10	40	20.85