Whisky Glenkinchie 12 Year Old. The water used in the production comes from the Kinchie River which is very hard, rich in minerals and trace elements. The distillery still retains the wooden fermentation tanks. Glenkinchie has delicate and gentle characteristics with intensities of spices, smoke and vanilla. It is characterized as the driest and most .spicy¨ of the other Malts in the area.