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Oak plays an important part in the story of
Aberlour, ancient and modern. For the Druids, the all-powerful
priesthood of the Celts, the oak was the most sacred of all trees.
It was, they believed, a vital element in the creation of the
world and the custodian of the wisdom of the forest.
The name "Druid" comes from an Indo-European
word meaning "knowing the oak tree". Many Druidic rituals
and ceremonies were performed in sacred groves of oaks, similar
to those that cloak the narrow sides of the Lour glen - one of
the telltale signs that Aberlour itself was once a Druid settlement.
Today, Aberlour Single Malt is matured in
oak casks, the tight-grained but porous wood allowing the maturing
spirit to breathe in the gentle Highland air, miraculously unchanged
since the days of the ancient Druids.
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