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| Glenburgie Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | glen’burgie  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | James & George Stodart Ltd. |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod Ricard) |
| Address | Forres Morayshire IV36 0QX Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1343 - 85 02 58 +44 (0)1340 - 85 04 80 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 57° 37’ 22.3” N 03° 31’ 02.9” W |
| Altitude | 40 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ094602 |
| Website | |
| Open to public | Open to public by appointment only |
| Remarks | The Spirit Vat went to Scapa Distillery |
| History |
1810 |
Established by William Paul as Kilnflat Distillery |
1829-71 |
Founded on this site as Kilnflat Distillery by William Paul (see also Grange) and continued until 1871 when William Paul sublet the distillery to Charles Hay who changed the name to Glenburgie |
1878 |
Charles Hay licensee |
1880 |
Fraser & Grant |
1882-Jul |
Acquired by Alexander Fraser & Co. of Elgin |
by 1890 |
The wash still capacity had grown from 90 gallons (400 litres) to 1,500 gallons (6,800 litres) due to the increasing demand for Speyside malt |
1895 |
Incorporated as a limited company |
1925 |
Alexander Fraser & Co. went bankrupt and ownership passed to Donald Mustard, an Elgin lawyer |
1927-35 |
Distillery silent |
1930 |
Control of the distillery was acquired by Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Ltd., Ontario and transferred to their subsidiary J. & G. Stodart to which it is still licensed (1994) |
1936 |
Distillery sold |
1937 |
Ownership vested in Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd. |
1950s |
The floor maltings ceased |
1958 |
Two Lomond stills, known as Glencraig Distillery, added to the two Glenburgie stills |
1981 |
The Lomond Stills are replaced by a pair of conventional Stills |
1999 |
Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd. |
2004 |
Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd. |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | from several springs in the Burgie Hill, after use for cooling cooled down in an artificial loch at distillery |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | 100% for blending (Ballantine’s, Old Smuggler’s, Teacher’s) |
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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 | 13 in total, 6 made of Scottish Oaks and 7 made of stainless steel |
| 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 | mainly bourbon, sherry, refill | |
| Warehouses | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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