Fettercairn Distillery

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General
Pronunciation ’fetter’cairn Pronunciation
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
E-mail 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)
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
  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)

Sources used