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| Scapa Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | ’scapa  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands |
| Distiller | Taylor & Ferguson Ltd. |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers Ltd. (Pernod Ricard) |
| Address | St Ola Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SE Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1856 - 87 20 71 +44 (0)1856 - 87 65 85 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 58° 57’ 49” N 02° 59’ 09” W |
| Altitude | |
| Grid Reference | HY434089 |
| Website | www.scapamalt.com |
| scapacrew@scapamalt.com | |
| Open to public | Open to public by appointment only |
| Remarks | The Spirit Vat was previously in use at Glenburgie Distillery |
| History |
1701 |
Distilling recorded at site by Reverend John Brand |
1885 |
Established by MacFarlane & Townsend. Designed and built by J.T. Townsend as a 1.5 acre site |
1887 |
Dissolved and continued by J.T. Townsend & Co. |
1919 |
Sold to the Scapa Distillery Co. Ltd. Fire at distillery spotted by crew member of British Fleet and alarmed. Fire extinguished by a human chain down to the sea carrying water |
1934-36 |
Liquidated and acquired by Bloch Brothers |
during WWII |
A fire threatened to destroy the entire distillery, but was saved by Naval ratings who were billeted in the area |
1941 |
Incorporated as Bloch Brothers (Distillers) Ltd., also owners of Glen Scotia, Campbeltown |
> WWII |
Two changes of ownership |
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Acquired by Hiram Walker & Sons |
1954 |
Bloch Brothers (Distillers) Ltd. sold the distillery to Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd. |
1959 |
Rebuilt. Two stills, the wash still of the Lomond type. Licensed to Taylor & Ferguson Ltd. |
1978 |
Stills became steamheated |
1994 |
Distillery mothballed |
1999 |
Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd. |
2004 |
Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd. |
2004-Jan |
Decision had to be made if distillery should be re-furbished or closed. Re-furbishing was the answer |
2004-Nov |
First new spirit flowed |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production from three underground springs named Orqvic, Halmyre and Mossbank which is piped to the distillery, for cooling from the Lingro Burn |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | only for single malt. In the past used in blends (Teacher's, 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 | 6 (or 8 ??) made of stainless steel |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 1, Lomond Still |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 1 |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| 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, refill | |
| Warehouses | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
| Staff |
Operator |
David Flett (2004-now) |
Operator2 |
John ’Jeck’ Pirie (2004-now) |
Operator3 |
Bryan Ross (2004-now) |
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