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Allt-A-Bhainne Distillery | |
General |
Pronunciation | alta’vane |
Translation | Burn of Milk |
Region | Highlands / Speyside |
Distiller | Chivas Brothers Ltd. |
Owner | Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod Ricard) |
Address | Glenrinnes Dufftown Banffshire AB55 4DB Scotland |
Telephone | +44 (0)1542 - 78 32 00 +44 (0)1340 - 78 33 31 |
LatLong | 57° 43’ 42.2” N 03° 12’ 24.6” W |
Altitude | 293 m |
Grid Reference | NJ275344 |
Website | |
Open to public | Not open to public |
Remarks | Fourth distillery built by Seagram’s |
History |
1975 |
Built by Chivas Brothers Ltd., subsidiary of Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Ltd. of Canada to secure malt whisky for blending. Total cost £2.7 million |
1975-Aug-26 |
Operational |
1989 |
Distillery extended, production doubled |
2002-Oct |
Distillery mothballed |
Technical Specifications |
General | Water Source | for production water from 12 different sources in the Woods of Ben Rinnes, for cooling from Mains Burn |
Annual Output | 3,800,000 litres of alcohol (full capacity is 4,500,000 litres) | |
Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
Blending Roles | almost 100% blend (Chivas Regal, Passport, Something Special/100 Pipers), sometimes single malt via independent bottlers |
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Malt | Malt Source | |
Malt Type | ||
Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
Own Malting Floor | no | |
Malt Storage | ||
Mill | Buhler with 7 rollers | |
Grist Storage | ||
Mashing | Mash Tun | 1 made of stainless steel with a raised dome supported by pillars |
Mash Size | ||
First Water | ||
Second Water | ||
Third Water | ||
Fourth Water | ||
Fermentation | Washbacks | 8 made of stainless steel with a cone shaped bottom |
Washback Charge | ||
Yeast | ||
Amount of Yeast | ||
Length of Fermentation | ||
Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
Strength of Wash | ||
Distillation | Wash Stills | 2, onion shaped, steam heated |
Wash Still Built | ||
Wash Still Charge | ||
Heat Source | ||
Wash Still Height | ||
Lyne Arm | slightly ascending | |
Low Wines Run | ||
Low Wines Collection Range | ||
Spirit Stills | 2, tube shaped, steam heated (probably the only ones in use in the industry) |
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Spirit Still Built | ||
Spirit Still Charge | ||
Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
Heat Source | ||
Spirit Still Height | ||
Lyne Arm | almost horizontal | |
Coolers | 4 condensers | |
Foreshot Run | ||
Spirit Run | ||
Feints Run | ||
Spirit Cut | ||
Distilling Strength | ||
Storage | Storage Strength | |
Average Spirit Yield | ||
Disposal of Pot Ale/Spent Lees | ||
Type of Casks | ||
Warehouses | All product is taken away by road to Keith | |
Vatting and Bottling Location |