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| Coleburn Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | ’coleburn  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands |
| Distiller | J. & G. Stewart |
| Owner | Diageo plc |
| Address | Longmorn by Elgin Moray IV38 8GN Scotland |
| Telephone | |
| LatLong | 57° 34’ 53” N 03° 16’ 21” W |
| Altitude | |
| Grid Reference | NJ240553 |
| Website | |
| Open to public | |
| Remarks | Buildings are still there (2004) |
| History |
1897 |
Established by John Robertson & Son Ltd., blenders from Dundee. It was situated near the Glen Burn, for water supply, and the Great Northern Railway, for goods transportation. The distillery was designed by Charles Doig, the leading distillery-designer of those days. It was described by its owner as "faced on one side by a ... plantation of Scotch firs and birches, and swept by the cool mountain breezes of Brown Muir ... in a snug corner shut off from the surrounding country ... complete itself, compact and clean with a cleanliness that can only be attained in Highland air." |
early years 20th century |
Some experiments at purifying effluents were undertaken and used in other distilleries in the area |
1916 |
The distillery was bought by the Clynelish Distillery Co. Ltd. |
1930 |
Jointly owned by John Risk, the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) and John Walker & Sons Ltd.. Transferred to the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) and by them to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD). Two stills. Licensed to J. & G. Stewart, Edinburgh |
late 1950s & 1960s |
Some conversion were made. The mash house was rebuilt, condensers replaced the worm tubs, and the stills were provided with internal steam coils |
1985 |
Distillery closed and dismantled (the year before Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) subsumed into United Distillers (UD)) |
1992 |
License cancelled |
1999 |
Owned by United Distillers (UD) |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | Glen Burn |
| 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 | ||
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| Fourth Water | ||
| Fermentation | Washbacks | |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
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| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | ||
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | ||
| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
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| Heat Source | ||
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| Lyne Arm | ||
| Coolers | ||
| Foreshot Run | ||
| Spirit Run | ||
| Feints Run | ||
| Spirit Cut | ||
| Distilling Strength | ||
| Storage | Storage Strength | |
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| Disposal of Pot Ale/Spent Lees | ||
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| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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