Imperial has had something of a stop-start history. It was founded in the town of Carron in central Speyside in 1897 by Thomas Mackenzie, who also had a share in both Talisker and Dailuaine (Carron's other distillery). Imperial was initally built as a second distillery for Dailuaine, and the name 'Imperial' was to commemorate Queen Victoria's ... Read More »
A first fill sherry cask matured 1997 vintage whisky from Imperial distillery on Speyside. This was bottled by Gordon & Macphail in March 2010 at a hefty cask stregth of 62.7%.
An independent single cask bottling of this silent Speyside distillery. This is 16 year old Imperial distilled during its short most recent operating period before maturing in a refill hogshead until early 2011.
A Signatory bottling of the rarely-seen Imperial single malt from 1982. The distillery is currently mothballed, but was taken over by Chivas Bros in 2005. Chivas owners Pernod Ricard have been reviving distilleries of late, so there's hope yet for Imperial, which has had a troubled history, but has produced some very good, even great, malt whisky in the past.
A 35 year old from silent Imperial, a distillery that has been closed more than it's been open since its 1897 founding. This was distilled back in 1976 and was matured in a refill butt before being bottles in late 2011.