Glenburgie distillery
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Glenburgie distillery, (also known as Glenburgie-Glenlivet, Glen Burgie or Glenburry) is Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located near Alves, Moray, Scotland.
The building of the 2004-renovated Glenburgie distillery | |
| Region: Speyside | |
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| Location | Alves, Moray, Scotland |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard) |
| Founded | 1810 |
| Status | Operational |
| No. of stills | 3 wash (11,750 L),[1] 3 spirit (15,000 L) |
| Capacity | 4,200,000 litres of pure alcohol per year |
| Mothballed | 1870 to 1878, 1927 to 1935, 2000 - 2004 |
History
There are mentions of a distillery being founded as early as 1810, then known as Kilnflat.[2] It wasn't until 1829 that official records for the distillery show up. After running into financial difficulty, the distillery closed in 1870[3] before being renamed Glenburgie in 1871.[2] It re-opened in 1878, under Charles Kay.[3] There were ownership changes and around 1880 it came into the possession of Alex Fraser and Company.[4] It was then incorporated in 1895. This situation lasted 30 years; it was liquidated in 1925, and then was closed again between 1927 and 1935.[3]
Around that time the distillery was run by Margaret Nichol, considered the first female manager of any whisky distillery. The distillery was sold to Hiram Walker in 1936.[2][5]
In a new rejuvenation in 1958, two Lomond stills were installed, alongside the existing stills.[3] The whisky distilled in these stills was kept separate from the rest of the whisky produced by the distillery, and sold under the name Glencraig.[3] Production continued up until 1981 when the experiment with Lomond stills was abandoned, and the stills were replaced with regular stills. In 1987, Allied Lyons buys Hiram Walker.[3]
In 2000, production stopped entirely at Glenburgie. The distillery was completely rebuilt in 2003-2004, only retaining the stills from the old distillery.[3]
In 2005, Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq, owners of Glenburgie distillery, adding it to the company Chivas Brothers subsidiary .[6] Soon after, in 2006 another two stills were added, bringing the total production capacity to 4,200,000 litres of pure alcohol per year.[3]
Location
Production
Most of the whisky distilled at Glenburgie is used for blends, most importantly Ballantine's, but also Old Smuggler.