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| Tomatin Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | tom’maatin  |
| Translation | |
| Region | Highlands |
| Distiller | The Tomatin Distillery Co. Ltd. |
| Owner | Takara Shuzo and Okura & Co. Ltd. |
| Address | Tomatin Inverness-shire IV13 7YT Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1808 - 51 12 34 +44 (0)1808 - 51 14 44 (Visitor Centre) +44 (0)1808 - 51 13 73 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 57° 20’ 22.4” N 04° 00’ 34.2” W |
| Altitude | 313 m |
| Grid Reference | NH791294 |
| Website | www.antiquary.co.uk www.talismanwhisky.co.uk www.tomatin.com |
| info@tomatin.co.uk | |
| Open to public | January - April : mo - fr 09:00 - 17:00 (last tour 15:30) May - September : mo - fr 09:00 - 17:00 (last tour 15:30), sa 09:00 - 13:00 (last tour 12:00) October - December : mo - fr 09:00 - 17:00 (last tour 15:30) Admission freeSource : Tomatin Distillery 2005 leaflet |
| Remarks | www.talismanwhisky.co.uk |
| History |
1897 |
Founded by the Tomatin-Spey District-Distillery Co. Ltd., a consortium of Inverness businessmen, keen to take advantage of the success of the whisky |
1906-08 |
Tomatin-Spey District-Distillery Co. Ltd. liquidated |
1909 |
Reopened by the New Tomatin Distillers Co. Ltd. |
WWI |
Shortage of grain prevented distillery from producing |
1956 |
Extended from two to four stills |
1958 |
Extended from four to six stills |
1961 |
Extended from six to ten stills |
1964 |
Extended from ten to eleven stills |
1974 |
Extended from eleven to twenty-three stills, which became all steamheated. Dark-grains plant. It became one of the most modern and largest distilleries capable of producing 5 million gallons (over 22 million litres) |
1980s |
During these hard years the distillery had to cutback |
1985 |
Tomatin Distillers plc put into liquidation |
1986 |
Acquired by a joint venture between Takara Shuzo Co. and Okura & Co. |
1999 |
Owned by Takara, Shuzo & Okura |
2004 |
Owned by The Tomatin Distillery Company Ltd. |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | Alt-na-Frith (Free Burn) coming from the Monadhlaith Mountains. Coolingwater from River Findhorn |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | The Antiquary Deluxe, Tha Talisman |
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| Malt | Malt Source | |
| Malt Type | ||
| Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
| Own Malting Floor | ||
| Malt Storage | ||
| Mill | ||
| Grist Storage | ||
| Mashing | Mash Tun | 2 (1 in use) |
| Mash Size | ||
| First Water | ||
| Second Water | ||
| Third Water | ||
| Fourth Water | ||
| Fermentation | Washbacks | 24 in total, 12 made of stainless steel and 12 made of steel but not in use anymore |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 12 (6 in use) |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 11 (6 in use) |
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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, sherry, refill | |
| Warehouses | ||
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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