The Allt-a-Bhainne distillery was built by Seagram in Speyside in 1975. The distillery is fully computerized and designed to be operated by just one person, producing a light whisky for the group’‘s blends. It was bought by Pernod Ricard in 2001 and closed briefly in 2003 before reopening two years later. Unsurprisingly, few official editions of Allt-A-Bhainne exist. A handful of independent bottlings can nonetheless be found.

An All-a-Bhaine 15 year old distilled in 1979 and bottled at cask strength in 1995 by Cadenhead for its Authentic Collection range. Cadenhead was founded in 1842 by George Duncan, who was quickly joined by William Cadenhead who renamed the business after Duncan’’s death in 1858. When Cadenhead in turn passed away in 1904, his nephew Robert Duthie took over and turned the business into the independent bottler it is today. After Duthie, it was managed by one of his employees, Ann Olivier, whose stubborn approach to running the business led to much of the stock having to be sold at auction by Christie’’s (London) in 1972 to feed the kitty and save the business. It was then sold to J. & A. Mitchell and Co, who also owned Springbank, and moved to Campbeltown. Launched in the 1990s, the Authentic Collection marked the end of the previous two decades of bottlings at 46%, instead favouring cask strength releases. It became Cadenhead’’s main range.