Cadenhead

Claiming the title of Scotland's oldest bottler, Cadenhead is undoubtedly one of the leading companies in the world of spirits... Read more

Claiming the title of Scotland's oldest bottler, Cadenhead is undoubtedly one of the leading companies in the spirits world.

Cadenhead: reinvention since 1842

... Read more

Claiming the title of Scotland's oldest bottler, Cadenhead is undoubtedly one of the leading companies in the spirits world.

Cadenhead: reinvention since 1842

The company was founded in Aberdeen in 1842 at 47 Netherkirkgate, where it remained for over 130 years.

George Duncan was originally a wine merchant and distillery agent. A few years later, he was joined by his brother-in-law, William Cadenhead. When Cadenhead took over the business in 1858 following Duncan's death, he renamed it after himself.

In 1904, it was William Cadenhead's turn to die, and his nephew, Robert W. Duthies, took over. It was at this time that Cadenhead concentrated on spirits, bottling single malt and Demerara rum. It also developedblending with brands such as The Deluxe Putachieside and The Heilanman.

After the death of Robert W. Duthies, an employee, Ann Oliver, had the difficult task of running the business well into the 1960s. With little knowledge of the subject, she failed to develop the company, which eventually led to its sale. The warehouse was full, and the result was the biggest wine and spirits auction in British history, held at Christie's on October 3-4, 1972.

J&A Mitchell, owner of Springbank and Kilkerran, then put Cadenhead back on track. The company is now based in Campbeltown, with boutiques across Europe.

Cadenhead: a motley crew of bottlers

While they offer a variety of spirits, including cognac, it's whiskies and rums that are at the heart of Cadenhead's offering.

In terms of whiskies, there are blends in the Cadenhead creations range (mainly small batch), blends and undisclosed distilleries (the name of the distillery is not revealed for this type of whisky) in the William Cadenhead range. The range also includes single cask, small batch cask strength, small batch 46 (reduced whiskies) and exclusive ranges for Cadenhead stores(Authentic Collection, World Whiskies, Closed Distilleries).

Similarly, rums are divided into the Cask Strength Rum range, Green Label (reduced to 46%) and Classic Blended Rum. Read less

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