|
Brora Distillery | |
General |
Pronunciation | ’brora |
Translation | |
Region | Highlands |
Distiller | |
Owner | |
Address | |
Telephone | |
LatLong | 58° 01’ 29.8” N 03° 52’ 06.1” W |
Altitude | 21 m |
Grid Reference | NC897054 |
Website | |
Open to public | |
Remarks |
History |
1819 |
Established by the Marquis of Stafford, later first Duke of Sutherland, as Clynelish Distillery to provide a use for the Barley grown by the tenants on his farms |
1825-27 |
First licensed to James Harper, Midlothian when bankrupt |
1827-28 |
John Matheson |
1828-34 |
James Harper |
1834-46 |
Lease was transferred to Andrew Ross |
1846 |
George Lawson took over |
1878-96 |
George Lawson & Sons |
1896 |
A half interest in the distillery was acquired by James Ainslie & Co., blenders from Glasgow. The other half being owned by John Risk, previously of Bankier Distillery |
.... |
Rebuilt |
At turn of the century |
After the whisky boom the distillery hardly survived |
1912 |
Taken over after James Ainslie & Co. went bankrupt by the Clynelish Distillery Co. Ltd., jointly owned by John Risk and the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) |
1916 |
John Walker & Sons Ltd. took a share |
1925 |
John Risk was bought out and the distillery became part of Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) |
by 1930 |
Remaining share capital bought out and distillery transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) |
1931-39 |
Silent |
1961 |
Stills became steamheated |
1967-1968 |
A new Distillery was built and named Clynelish 2 |
1968 |
Renamed to Clynelish 1 Distillery after completing the new distillery which was named Clynelish 2 |
1969 |
Closed for seven years before being refurbished. Clynelish 1 renamed to Brora, Clynelish 2 to Clynelish. Two stills. Licensed to Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd., Glasgow |
1983-May |
Distillery closed |
Technical Specifications |
General | Water Source | |
Annual Output | ||
Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
Blending Roles | ||
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 | |
Washback Charge | ||
Yeast | ||
Amount of Yeast | ||
Length of Fermentation | ||
Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
Strength of Wash | ||
Distillation | Wash Stills | 1 |
Wash Still Built | ||
Wash Still Charge | ||
Heat Source | ||
Wash Still Height | ||
Lyne Arm | ||
Low Wines Run | ||
Low Wines Collection Range | ||
Spirit Stills | 1 |
|
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 | ||
Warehouses | ||
Vatting and Bottling Location |