by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
The distillery is one of the few remaining family owned operations in Scotland, with the firm passing through six generations of the Grant family who have owned it since 1865. The current capacity is around three million litres of spirit per annum and its water source...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Over the years, the distillery was mainly functioning to create spirit for blends, most notably for Chivas Brothers throughout the 1990s until its sale in 2017 to a consortium of buyers called The GlenAllachie Distillers Company led by Billy Walker, the former owner...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
The distillery was not very well taken care of at the start of the 20th century and eventually shut its doors, only reopening in 1924 when Macdonald & Muir – owners of The Glenmorangie – took over, and released it as a single malt, a highly unusual thing for the...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
The distillery went through many changes of ownership over the intervening 220 years, and is still active now, owned by Morrison Bowmore Distillers which is a part of the Beam Suntory group. The current capacity is around one million litres of spirit per annum. The...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Glen Elgin was the last distillery built in Speyside during the whisky boom of the 1890s, which meant it faced a challenging start, being mothballed twice in its first five years of operation. It was only when it became a part of Scottish Malt Distillers in 1930 that...
