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Kininvie Distillery | |
General |
History |
1990 |
Opened by Wm Grant & Sons on the site of The Balvenie Distillery to provide additional fillings for William Grant’s blends |
1991 |
Distillery opened |
Technical Specifications |
General | Water Source | for production from thirty different springs in the Conval Hills on the property of the Warhead Farm and the Westerton Farm (in the old days used by the Convalmore Distillery), shortage than use of Robbie Dubh, for cooling from River Fiddich |
Annual Output | ||
Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
Blending Roles | not yet as a single malt, for blend used in Grant's and Clan MacGregor. Malt sold to blenders as Aldunie (1% Balvenie added) to prevent it to being sold as a single malt |
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Malt | Malt Source | |
Malt Type | ||
Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
Own Malting Floor | ||
Malt Storage | ||
Mill | ||
Grist Storage | ||
Mashing | Mash Tun | 1, next to the one of The Balvenie |
Mash Size | ||
First Water | ||
Second Water | ||
Third Water | ||
Fourth Water | ||
Fermentation | Washbacks | 9 made of Oregon Pine, in the Balvenie building |
Washback Charge | ||
Yeast | ||
Amount of Yeast | ||
Length of Fermentation | ||
Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
Strength of Wash | ||
Distillation | Wash Stills | 3 |
Wash Still Built | ||
Wash Still Charge | ||
Heat Source | ||
Wash Still Height | ||
Lyne Arm | ||
Low Wines Run | ||
Low Wines Collection Range | ||
Spirit Stills | 6 |
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Spirit Still Built | ||
Spirit Still Charge | ||
Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
Heat Source | ||
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 | |
Warehouses | ||
Vatting and Bottling Location |