In 1957, Glen Keith was the first new distillery to open in Speyside since the great whisky crash of 1898 The whisky produced in the distillery was originally used in blends such as Chivas Regal, Passport and 100 Pipers but also used it as a laboratory for experiments with innovations in production and processing. Brands […]
In 1895, Gin producers W. & A. Gilbey bought the distillery and the name was changed from Glenisla-Glenlivet to its current name of Strathmill In 2001, the first official bottling of Strathmill appears in the Flora and Fauna series as a 12-year-old. In 2014, Diageo (the current owner) releases a 25-year-old as part of the […]
In 2014, Tormore completes installation of shared gas pipe with Glenlivet, Cragganmore and Tomintoul. The whisky produced in the distillery is used in Ballantine’s, an association which dates back to when the Long John stable was bought by Allied Distillers in 1989. Tormore (and Ballantine’s) is now part of Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard). Region: Speyside […]
In 2009, Tomintoul entered the Guinness Book of World Records by producing the largest bottle of whisky in the world, containing 105.3 litres of 14-year-old Tomintoul malt whisky. Brands produced in the distillery – Old Ballantruan Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Angus Dundee Distillers Founded : 1965 Founder : Haig & MacLeod and W&S […]
In 1920, Masataka Taketsuru, one of the fathers of Japanese whisky and founder of Japanese company Nikka, trains at Longmorn. The stills at Nikka’s two distilleries are said to be modelled on Longmorn’s. Duringt he early 20th century, the Whisky produced in the distillery was used in a variety of blends including VAT 69 and […]
The distillery was built by Invergordon Distillers (whose portfolio also included a grain distillery, Bruichladdich, Tullibardine and Jura) In 1995, with the whisky market in steady decline, it was mothballed, only reopening in 2007 when Whyte & Mackay was purchased by Indian giant United Spirits. In 2014 Whyte & Mackay was sold to Philippine-based Emperador […]
GlenAllachie was notable for being one of the distilleries designed by William Delmé-Evans who was also behind Macduff, Tullibardine and Jura. The distillery was voted Scottish Distillery of the Year in 2019 Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: The GlenAllachie Distillers Co Limited Founded : 1967 Founder : Mackinlay McPherson No. of wash stills: 2 […]
Founded as Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery. Until the opening of Roseisle distillery, Dufftown was Diageo’s largest distillery. Brands produced in the distillery – The Singleton Region: Speyside Area: Moray Current Owner: Diageo Founded : 1895 Founder : Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery Co No. of wash stills: 3 No. of spirit stills: 3 Capacity (litres): 5,900,000.00 Website:
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