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| Mortlach Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | ’mortlach  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | George Cowie |
| Owner | United Distillers & Vintners (UDV) (Diageo plc) |
| Address | Dufftown Keith Banffshire AB55 4AQ Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1340 - 82 21 00 |
| LatLong | 57° 26’ 37.2” N 03° 07’ 19.8” W |
| Altitude | 165 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ327398 |
| Website | www.malts.com |
| Open to public | Not open to public |
| Remarks |
| History |
1823 |
Licensed |
1824 |
Said to have been founded by James Findlater, Donald Mackintosh & Alexander Gordon on a feu of land leased from the Earl of Macduff |
1829-31 |
Gordon McIntosh Co. when dissolved (also William McIntosh & Co. 1827-28, Gordon & Co. 1829-30) |
1832 |
Passed to A. & T. Gregory of Buchromb who sold the distillery to J. & J. Grant of Glen Grant who removed the utensils |
1837 |
Not operating |
1842 |
Revived by John Gordon |
1854 |
Only one of the founders was still active and took George Cowie into partnership to form John Gordon & Co. |
1864 |
George Cowie became sole owner and expanded the markets |
1867 |
Dissolved |
....-1897/98 |
George Cowie continued as sole partner until 1897-98 when joined by his son in George Cowie & Son Ltd. |
< 1887 |
Only distillery in Dufftown |
1897 |
Extended from three to six stills |
1903 |
Distillery refurbished Dr A.M. Cowie brought in by his father George Cowie |
1923 |
Acquired by John Walker & Sons Ltd., Kilmarnock, who continued to trade as George Cowie & Son |
1925 |
Passed to the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) |
1930 |
Transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) |
1963-64 |
Rebuilt. Licensed to George Cowie & Son Ltd., a subsidiary of John Walker & Sons |
1971 |
Stills became steamheated |
1992 |
Licensed to United Malt & Grain Distillers Ltd. (UMGD) |
1999 |
Owned by United Distillers & Vintners (UDV) |
2004 |
Owned by Diageo plc |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production from different springs in the Conval Hills (Dykes, Head and Lettoch among them), for cooling from Dullan Water. All used water is spread over the fields in the hills to clean it before joining the river |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | 1.5% for single malt, blend (Johnnie Walker Blue Label) |
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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 | 6in total, 4 made of Larch and 2 made of Oregon Pine |
| 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 | steamheated | |
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 3 |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Spirit Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Coolers | wormtubs | |
| 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 |
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