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Highland · Kincardineshire

Glenury Royal

Est. 1825 · Stonehaven
Lost

Dry, smoky, austere; one of three Royals, lost in 1985.

Owner
Closed (Diageo; demolished)
Water
Cowie Water
Region
Highland, Kincardineshire
Position
56.972°N 2.215°W

Captain Robert Barclay of Ury, the famous pedestrian, got a Royal Warrant from William IV through a friend at court. Closed 1985 and turned into housing; old casks appeared in Diageo Rare Malts.

What survives
  1. Glenury Royal (Rare Malts and Special Releases)