Tomatin Distillery

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General
Pronunciation tom’maatin Pronunciation
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
E-mail 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
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)
  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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