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| Benriach Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | ben’riach |
| Translation | Speckled Mountain |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | Benriach Distilliry Co. Ltd. |
| Owner | Benriach Distilliry Co. Ltd. |
| Address | Longmorn Elgin Morayshire IV30 3SJ Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1542 - 78 34 00 +44 (0)1542 - 78 34 04 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 57° 36’ 39.3” N 03° 17’ 29.2” W |
| Altitude | 38 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ229586 |
| Website | www.benriachdistillery.co.uk |
| tsavaga@benriachdistillery.co.uk | |
| Open to public | Open to public by appointment only |
| Remarks | Own floor maltings to be restored Traditional mash tun +44 (0)1343 - 86 28 88 ?? |
| History |
1898 |
Established |
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Purchased by Longmorn Distillery Co. Ltd. |
1900 |
Distillery went silent |
1965 |
Rebuilt by The Glenlivet Distillers Ltd.. All stills became steamheated |
1977 |
The Glenlivet Distillers Ltd. taken over by the Seagram Company Ltd. of Canada. Three stills. Floor maltings still in use |
1990 |
Floor maltings in use again |
1999 |
Owned by Chivas Brothers Ltd. |
2004-May-4 |
Sold to Intra Trading (Bill Walker, formerly Burn Stewart, Geoff Bell & Wayne Kieswetter) for app. £ 5.4 million |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production from holes in the ground (harsh from minerals), for cooling from burn along the distillery |
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| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | also blend (100 Pipers, Queen Anne, Something Special) and sold to Chivas Brothers which uses it in their own blends |
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| Malt | Malt Source | |
| Malt Type | ||
| Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
| Own Malting Floor | ||
| Malt Storage | ||
| Mill | ||
| Grist Storage | ||
| Mashing | Mash Tun | |
| Mash Size | ||
| First Water | ||
| Second Water | ||
| Third Water | ||
| Fourth Water | ||
| Fermentation | Washbacks | 8 made of stainless steel |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 2 |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 2 |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Spirit Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Coolers | 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 | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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