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Construction of the Bonnington distillery in Leith in Edinburgh was far from a simple process. As early as 2017, while initial excavations were taking place, the remains of an 18th century distillery and an 11th century townhouse were found, postponing any further construction for a year while archaeological surveys were completed. The distillery was eventually built in 2019, with distillation finally commencing in March 2020.
Undeterred by this inconvenience, Bonnington’s founders Halewood Spirits (owners of the historic Crabbie brand) set up the Chain Pier microdistillery in 2018 to experiment with different production methods while the Bonnington project was on hiatus. Chain Pier closed when Bonnington distillery was finally completed at the end of 2019; the new distillery’s inaugural release Bonnington Lowland single malt whisky was launched early in 2024.
Distillery bottlings are, as the name suggests, bottled by or for the distillery from which the whisky has originated and are thus often referred to as Official Bottlings or OBs. Distillery bottlings are generally more desirable for collectors and usually fetch higher prices at auction than independent bottlings. They are officially-endorsed versions of the whisky from a particular distillery and are therefore considered the truest expression of the distillery’s character.
This ideal of the distillery character is regarded so seriously by the distilleries and brand owners that casks of whisky that are considered to vary too far from the archetype are frequently sold on to whisky brokers and independent bottlers. When this happens, it is often with the proviso that the distillery’s name is not allowed to be used when the cask is bottled for fear of diminishing or damaging the distillery’s character and status.
| BID | DATE | TIME | |
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| £25.00 | 7th January 2026 | 07:02 PM | |
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