The Teaninich distillery was built in 1817 in the Highlands of Scotland by Captain Hugh Munroe, who inherited the estate in 1877 upon the death of his father, Royal Navy Captain James Munro, Laird of Teaninich. After passing through the hands of various owners, including the blenders Munro & Cameron in Elgin in 1895, Teaninich was sold to the Distillers Company Limited (DCL) in 1933. In the 1960s and 1970s, in a rapidly developing industry, it underwent various periods of expansion, with the replacement and then addition of new stills with a higher capacity, and the construction of a new distillery. The old distillery closed in 1984 in the midst of the Whisky Loch crisis. Teaninich primarily produced whisky for blends and only a handful of single malt bottlings can be found, either in the Rare Malts or Flora and Fauna range, or from independent bottlers.

A Teaninich 23 year old distilled in 1972 and bottled for the Rare Malts Selection from United Distillers (now Diageo). This range, produced between 1995 and 2005, brings together many distilleries managed at the time by the spirits giant. Fairly undiluted before being casked for optimal storage, the Rare Malts rarely have an ABV over 60% after maturation. Four Teaninichs were lucky enough to join the range, three from 1972 (including a 20 cl bottle) and one from 1973.