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| Glendronach Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | glen’dronach  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | The Glendroach Distillery Co. |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod Ricard) |
| Address | Forgue by Huntly Aberdeenshire AB5 6DB Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1466 - 73 02 02 |
| LatLong | 57° 29’ 03.6” N 02° 37’ 33.0” W |
| Altitude | 82 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ625439 |
| Website | www.theglendronach.com |
| Open to public | Open to public |
| Remarks |
| History |
1826 |
Founded by the Glendronach Distillery Co. partnership headed by James Allardes, the son of a local landowner (allardyce) |
1837 |
Distillery burnt down due to neglecting of the management of the distillery by Allardes |
1842 |
John Allardes went bankrupt |
1852-80 |
Company acquired by Walter Scott (ex-manager at Teaninich) managing partner (jointly with Alexander Ross c.1860-78) |
by 1887 |
Taken over by a Leith partnership |
1916 |
Acquired by the Crown |
....-1920 |
Silent until acquired by |
1920-60 |
Acquired by Captain Charles Grant, younger son of William Grant of Glenfiddich and remained in that branch of Grant family control until 1960 |
1960 |
The distillery was sold by George Grey Grant to William Teacher & Sons Ltd., which doubled the production capacity while preserving the traditional way of production, as old-fashioned floor maltings (much of the barley used is grown locally), Oregon Pine washbacks, a peat-fired drying kiln, and four coal-fired stills. The whisky, bottled as a single malt by the owner, matured at the distillery using sherry casks |
1966-67 |
Extended from two to four stills, coal-firing. Floor malting. Still licensed to the Glendronach Distillery Co. Ltd. |
1976 |
William Teacher & Sons Ltd. became part of the Allied Breweries group and the distillery is now operated by the Teacher (Distillers) Ltd. |
1996 |
Distillery closed |
1999 |
Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd. |
2002 |
Distillery reopened to allow for stock adjustments |
2004 |
Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd. |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production from The Source, for cooling from the Dronach Burn |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | heart of Teacher's and Ballantine'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 | 9 made of Oregon Pine |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 2, gasfired |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | ||
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 2, gasfired |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | ||
| 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 | bourbon, sherry, refill, in the old days mainly sherry | |
| Warehouses | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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