Like many Highland distillers, Hugh was infuriated by the Excise laws which discouraged honest businessmen from setting up distilleries, and which effectively encouraged others to make whisky illicitly to meet the growing popular demand for the spirit.

Teaninich 11 yo ‘Batch 2’ (47.9%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, 1987 bottles) - by Angus - 120920 We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Robert Innes Cameron (who became proprietor in 1904) later became chairman of the Malt Distillers Association.

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Nose: Light and grainy at first, mellowing out. Subtle organics. Grows much more complex with water. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect. Smoked sausage and shoe polish. A very impressive nose that's worthy of a score well into the 80's. Built in 1817, Teaninich distillery was an early legal distillery, but as it was built by Napoleonic war hero and estate owner ‘Blind’ Captain Hugh Munro that’s no more than you would expect.

Built in 1817, Teaninich was an early legal distillery, but as it was built by Napoleonic war hero and estate owner ‘Blind’ Captain Hugh Munro that’s no more than you would expect. He and his brother General John Munro were notable as being benign and caring landlords in a region which was brutally hit by the Highland Clearances [see Clynelish]. Teaninich 27 yo 1983/2011 (46%, Mo Or Collection, bourbon hogshead, cask #7660, 391 bottles) - 160812

Local legend also has it that he had a fling with one of the servants at Teaninich Castle, leading to the birth of a daughter. In 1962 Teaninich's stillhouse was refitted. The steam engine and the pair of water wheels were replaced by electricity while an internal steam heating system was replaced by coal fired furnaces.