Glencadam
Whisky has been distilled in Brechin, Angus, since 1825 – making Glencadam one of the last remaining distilleries of the eastern Highlands. Today the distillery operates under the roof of Angus Dundee Distillers, which also runs sister distillery Tomintoul and together account for around 5% of all Scotch exports.
Glencadam stands for a creamy, full-bodied style with a long finish – shaped by honey, vanilla, and fruity-floral notes, entirely without peat. From the approachable Glencadam 10 Year Old to the more mature 15 Year Old, you will find the right bottle for every occasion in our selection.
Content: 0.7 Liter (€61.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€51.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€39.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
CODE: BLACK25
Content: 0.7 Liter (€107.13 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Code: PFINGSTEN26
Content: 0.7 Liter (€41.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
CODE: BLACK25
Content: 0.7 Liter (€78.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€109.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€162.84 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.05 Liter (€159.80 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€222.84 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€66.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€66.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€149.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€68.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.05 Liter (€159.80 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€162.84 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€62.84 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€68.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.05 Liter (€139.80 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€66.41 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€222.84 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€108.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€565.70 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€1,969.99 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
How did Glencadam survive 200 years of changing owners?
George Cooper founded Glencadam in 1825 near the South Esk River in Brechin – though the actual brewing water is still pumped in from more distant Loch Lee. Ownership changed hands frequently over the following decades, until Hiram Walker acquired the distillery in 1954 and made Glencadam a fixed component of the successful Ballantine's blend. Passing through Allied Lyons and Allied Domecq, the distillery remained under corporate ownership until it was mothballed in September 2000. It was only in 2003 that Angus Dundee Distillers rescued Glencadam from permanent closure; a 15 year old, released in 2005, was the first bottling under the new ownership.
Why is Glencadam more than just a malt distillery?
Alongside its own malt line, Glencadam holds extensive stocks of malt and grain whiskies in 16 large tanks, which are blended on site and bottled in the distillery's own bottling plant. This blending and bottling business gives the distillery an economic stability that pure malt distilleries often lack.
Overview of the most popular bottlings
1. Glencadam 10 Year Old
The entry point into the unpeated house style.
Taste: Creamy body with honey, vanilla, and floral fruit.
Serving suggestion: Neat, as a mild introduction to the eastern Highlands.
2. Glencadam 15 Year Old
The distillery's more mature core bottling.
Taste: Deepened honey-fruit profile with a long, soft finish.
Serving suggestion: For anyone wanting the house style in a more concentrated form.
Facts and figures
Address: Brechin, Angus. Capacity: around 1.5 million litres a year, one wash still and one spirit still (14,000 l each). Water source: Loch Lee. The distillery has a visitor centre.