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Fettercairn Distillery | |
General |
Pronunciation | ’fetter’cairn |
Translation | |
Region | Highlands |
Distiller | Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
Owner | Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
Address | Distillery Road Fettercairn Laurencekirk Aberdeenshire AB30 1YE Scotland |
Telephone | +44 (0)1561 - 34 02 05 +44 (0)1561 - 34 02 44 +44 (0)1561 - 34 04 47 (Fax) |
LatLong | 56° 51’ 11.4” N 02° 34’ 56.5” W |
Altitude | 74 m |
Grid Reference | NO645736 |
Website | www.whyteandmackay.co.uk |
fettercairn.distillery@whyteandmackay.co.uk | |
Open to public | Easter - end of September : mo - sa 10:00 - 17:00 Last admission 1 hour before closing time Admission chargedSource : Fettercairn Distillery 2005 leaflet |
Remarks |
History |
1824 |
Said to have been founded by Sir Alexander Ramsay, owner of Fasque Estate |
1825-34 |
James Stewart & Co., first licensee, when dissolved |
1830 |
Sir Alexander Ramsay sells Fasque Estate and the distillery to Sir John Gladstone, father of the future PM William Gladstone |
1837 |
Gibb, Durie & Co. |
1851 |
Operating |
1852 |
James Durie |
1860-90 |
David Durie when Fettercairn Distillery Co. Ltd. incorporated |
1887 |
Fettercairn Distillery Co. was formed, Sir John Gladstone was chairman (1890 mentioned as well) |
1887-90 |
Rebuilt after a fire |
1890 |
Thomas Gladstone dies and his son John Robert takes over |
1912 |
The company is almost bankrupt. John Gladstone buys out the investors, and starts a new company |
1923 |
Company reconstructed twice before being sold to Holders and Ross & Coulter |
1926-39 |
Silent |
c.1939 |
Acquired by Associated Scottish Distilleries Ltd. (ASD), subsidiary of Train & McIntyre Ltd., themselves owned by National Distillers of America. Production restarts |
....-1960s |
Subsequently acquired by Tom Scott Sutherland, who continued to control the company until the 1960s |
1960 |
Own maltings close |
1966 |
Extended from two to four stills |
1967 |
Stills became steamheated |
1970 |
Sold to an Aberdeen businessman by Train & MacIntyre |
1971 |
Purchased (by ??) the Tomintoul-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. |
1973 |
Tomintoul-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. acquired through Scottish & Universal Investment Trust by Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. |
1974 |
Lonrho buys Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. |
.... |
Mothballed |
1988 |
Lonrho sells (Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. ??) to Brent Walker Group plc |
1989 |
A visitor centre is opened |
1990 |
American Brands Inc. buys Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. for £160 million |
1994? |
Part of Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. |
1996 |
Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. and Jim Beam Brands (JBB) merge to become Jim Beam Brands (JBB) Worldwide |
1999 |
Owned by Jim Beam (JBB) |
2001 |
Kyndal Spirits, a company formed by managers at Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd., buys Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. from Jim Beam Brands (JBB) Worldwide |
2002 |
The whisky undergoes a large makeover, by putting it in a new bottle and package. The name is changed as well from Old Fettercairn to Fettercairn 1824 |
2003 |
Kyndal Spirits changes its name to Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. |
2004 |
Owned by Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
2005 |
Open again |
2007 |
United Spirits buys Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. |
Technical Specifications |
General | Water Source | for production from spring in Grampian Hills that is piped to the distillery, for cooling from the same spring, but comes down to the distillery via the natural way |
Annual Output | ||
Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
Blending Roles | 4% for single malt, rest in blending (Whyte & Mackay) |
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Malt | Malt Source | |
Malt Type | ||
Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
Own Malting Floor | ||
Malt Storage | ||
Mill | ||
Grist Storage | ||
Mashing | Mash Tun | 1 cast iron with a copper dome |
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 | 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 | ||
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 | bourbon, sherry, refill | |
Warehouses | ||
Vatting and Bottling Location |
Staff |
Distillery Manager |
David Doig (....-now) |