Balmenach Distillery Postcards 1896-1909 x 8

Balmenach is a rarely seen single malt distillery in Speyside. It was built in the early 19th century and for the majority of the 20th it was owned by DCL (now Diageo). Its distinctive style made it highly prized by blenders, and little of it was spared for official distillery bottlings, or independents for that matter. The distillery was closed in 1993 during the Scotch market downturn, but was revived in 1997 by Inver House who purchased it and resumed production. The focus today is still on provision for blends, and Inver House are yet to release a distillery bottling. It is however the source of the popular Carounn gin.

This very interesting lot is for a selection of postcards which were set to the Balmenach distillery between 1869 and 1909. They detail various requests for cask samples and stocktaking and were sent from a selection of different businesses in Edinburgh and Leith.