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Cragganmore Distillery | |
General |
Pronunciation | ’kragganmore |
Translation | |
Region | Highlands / Speyside |
Distiller | MacDonald Greenlees Ltd. |
Owner | United Distillers & Vintners (UDV) (Diageo plc) |
Address | Ballindaloch Banffshire AB37 9AB Scotland |
Telephone | +44 (0)1479 - 87 47 00 +44 (0)1479 - 87 47 03 (Fax) |
LatLong | 57° 24’ 37.0” N 03° 23’ 41.6” W |
Altitude | 166 m |
Grid Reference | NJ162364 |
Website | www.discovering-distilleries.com www.malts.com |
Open to public | May - September : mo - fr tours at 11:30 and 14:00 by appointment only, please call +44 (0)1340 - 87 25 55 Friends of the Classic Malts are welcome throughout this period on an appointment only basis Admission charged Closed between Christmas and New YearSource : Discovering Distilleries 2008 leaflet |
Remarks | Used in Old Parr |
History |
1870 |
Founded by John Smith (born 1833, formerly lessee of Glenfarclas) who persuaded Sir George Macpherson-Grant, his landlord, to lease him the land to build a new distillery. It was situated beside the Strathspey Railway Line along which a private siding was built (1869 mentioned as well) |
1886-93 |
John Smith died and the distillery was continued by Smith’s trustees |
1902 |
The distillery was rebuilt by Gordon Smith (1901 mentioned as well) |
.... |
Gordon Smith died |
1923 |
Purchased at the expiry of the lease by the Cragganmore-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd., owned equally by the Ballindaloch Estate and by White Horse Distillers Ltd.. A different story is that Gordon Smith’s widow sold the distillery to Cragganmore Distillery Co., a subsidiary of White Horse Distillers |
1927 |
The White Horse share passed to the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) |
1964 |
Extended from two to four stills. Licensed to D. & J. McCallum Ltd., Edinburgh |
1965-66 |
White Horse Distillers merged with Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL), who acquired the remaining shares |
1972 |
Stills became steamheated |
1988-1989 |
The single malt is being chosen by United Distillers (UD) to represent the Speyside in their Classic Malts Series |
1992 |
Licensed to MacDonald Greenlees Ltd. |
Technical Specifications |
General | Water Source | for production from a spring named Altnacriche in the Craggan More Hills, for cooling nowadays piped from the River Spey and collected in an artificial loch near the distillery. In the old days the same water as productionwater |
Annual Output | ||
Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
Blending Roles | 1/3 own single malt, also blends (McCallum's Perfection, Old Parr, White Horse) |
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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 | 6 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 | 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 |