Whisky production has been central to the way of life in this area most probably since the 15th century, but it was in 1897 when the first formal distillery on the site was established under the name of Tomatin Spey Distillery Co Ltd. The distillery went bankrupt in 1906 and reopened under new ownership in 1909.
In 1974, Tomatin’s largest single expansion brings its total still tally to 23, with an annual capacity of 10m litres per year. In 1985, due to low demand, Tomatin goes into liquidation and was taken over by the Japanese conglomerate Takara Shuzo and was renamed Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd making it the first Scotch distillery to be under Japanese control.
In 1987, Tomatin was referred to as the largest malt distillery in Scotland, stills have been dismantled since the mid-1980s, bringing their total capacity to just over 5m litres per year.
In 2022, Takara Shuzo Co. Ltd has announced the international release and distribution of the exquisite Shirakawa 1958 by Tomatin Distillery Co. Ltd. From a lost distillery located 200km North of Tokyo, it is the only official single malt ever to be released from Shirakawa limited to 1,500 bottles globally and it is the earliest single vintage Japanese whisky ever bottled.
80% of Tomatin’s whisky goes into blended whisky, including its own brands of Antiquary, Talisman, Ancient Clan, Big T, Legendary Scot, Grand Alastair.
Region: Highland
Area: Inverness-shire
Current Owner: The Tomatin Distillery Company (Takara Shuzo Company)
Founded : 1897
Founder : Tomatin Spey Distillery Co Ltd
No. of wash stills: 6
No. of spirit stills: 6
Capacity (litres): 5,050,000.00
Website: www.tomatin.com
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