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Benrinnes Distillery | |
General |
Pronunciation | ben’rinnes |
Translation | |
Region | Highlands / Speyside |
Distiller | United Malt & Grain Distillers Ltd. (UMGD) |
Owner | United Distillers & Vintners (UDV) (Diageo plc) |
Address | Aberlour Banffshire AB38 9NN Scotland |
Telephone | +44 (0)1340 - 87 12 15 +44 (0)1340 - 87 18 40 (Fax) |
LatLong | 57° 26’ 30.6” N 03° 14’ 10.0” W |
Altitude | 215 m |
Grid Reference | NJ259397 |
Website | |
Open to public | Not open to public |
Remarks |
History |
1826 |
A reference to Peter McKenzie ’Benrinnes’ has been seen, but this distillery was originally called Lyne of Ruthrie |
1834 |
Started and run by John Innes |
1838 |
John Innes bankrupt |
1838 |
Taken over and name changed to Benrinnes by William Smith & Co. |
1864 |
William Smith & Co. bankrupt |
.... |
Acquired by David Edward & Stuart |
1867 |
David Edward & Stuart dissolved |
.... |
Continued by David Edward |
1896 |
Incorporated as David Edward Ltd. |
1897 |
David Edward Ltd. wound up and converted to the Benrinnes-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd. |
1899 |
Company of Alexander Edward went almost bankrupt due to the collapse of a major customer, Pattison’s of Leith. Production was cut and times remained difficult until 1923 |
1922 |
Acquired by John Dewar & Sons Ltd. |
1923 |
Offered for sale |
1925 |
John Dewar & Sons Ltd. merged with the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) |
1930 |
Transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) |
1955-56 |
Largely rebuilt |
1966 |
Extended from three to six stills (triple distillation). Saladin maltings. Licensed to A. & A. Crawford Ltd., Leith |
1991 |
First official Single Malt bottling |
1992 |
Licensed to United Malt & Grain Distillers Ltd. (UMGD) |
Technical Specifications |
General | Water Source | for production and cooling from the Ben Rinnes via the Scurran Burn and Rowantree Burn to the distillery |
Annual Output | ||
Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
Blending Roles | mainly blends (Dewar's White Label and Johnnie Walker) |
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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 Oregon Pine |
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 | ||
Wash Still Height | ||
Lyne Arm | ||
Low Wines Run | ||
Low Wines Collection Range | ||
Spirit Stills | 4 |
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Spirit Still Built | ||
Spirit Still Charge | ||
Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
Heat Source | ||
Spirit Still Height | ||
Lyne Arm | ||
Coolers | ||
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 | some sherry, most bourbon and refill | |
Warehouses | ||
Vatting and Bottling Location |