Benrinnes
Scotland
Besitzer:
Diageo
Kernabfüllungen
Über
Located on the lower slopes of Speyside’s sentinel mountain, ‘The Ben’ is another of those intriguing distilleries which produces a highly individual make but which – due to its demand by blenders – has never become a front-line single malt.
Geschichte
The current site of the Benrinnes distillery is in fact its second location. The original was built in 1826 by Peter MacKenzie but was destroyed in a flood in 1829. A new site was then found by John Innes.
Its most famous owner was Alexander Edward who was a partner in Craigellachie distillery, owned Aultmore, Dallas Dhu and was for a time co-owner of Oban [see Craigellachie]. The Edward family sold the distillery (which had caught fire in 1896) to John Dewar in 1922. It is now part of the Diageo stable.
Zeitleiste
- 1826 Lyne of Ruthrie distillery built at Whitehouse Farm in Aberlour by Peter MacKenzie
- 1829 The distillery is destroyed by a flood, but a new distillery is erected by John Innes a few miles away
- 1834 Innes goes bankrupt after just five years, and the business is sold to William Smith & Co
- 1864 William Smith & Co also go bankrupt some 30 years later; the distillery is bought by David Edward
- 1896 A serious fire breaks out, forcing a thorough refurbishment of the property
- 1922 John Dewar & Sons purchases the distillery, and it becomes part of DCL three years later
- 1955 Under DCL Benrinnes is completely refurbished
- 1966 Benrinnes’ capacity is extended from three to six stills
- 1974 The distillery begins a partial triple distillation process
- 1984 The Saladin box installed at Benrinnes to replace its floor maltings in 1964 is abandoned, leaving the distillery to purchase its malt externally
- 1991 Benrinnes’ first official bottling is a 15-year-old Flora and Fauna
- 2007 Benrinnes abandons triple distillation in favour of traditional double distillation using two wash stills and four spirit stills
Produktionsfakten
- Condenser Type
- Worm tub
- Fermentation Time
- Minimum 60hrs
- Filling Strength
- 63.5%
- Grist Weight (t)
- 8.5
- Heat Source
- Steam
- Malt Specification
- Unpeated
- Malt Supplier
- Mainly in house
- Mash Tun Type
- Lauter
- New-make Strength
- 67%
- Spirit Still Charge (l)
- 5,500
- Spirit Still Shape
- Plain
- Stills
- 6
- Wash Still Charge (l)
- 20,000
- Wash Still Shape
- Plain
- Washback Type
- Wood
- Washbacks
- 8
- Water Source
- Scurran and Rowantree Burns
- Wort Clarity
- Clear
- Yeast Type
- Creamed
Eigentum
Aktueller Besitzer
Vorbesitzer (8)
Peter Mackenzie
1826–1829
John Iness
1829–1834
William Smith & Co
1834–1864
David Edward
1864–1896
Alexander Edward
1896–1922
John Dewar & Sons
1922–1925
Distillers Company Limited
1925–1987
United Distillers
1987–1997
Im Katalog Alle im Katalog
Benrinnes Grand Crescendo 21 YO Dsr 2024
Benrinnes 15 YO Flora & Fauna
Benrinnes 12 YO
Artist Collective Benrinnes 11 YO 2010
Murray Mcdavid 28 YO Benrinnes 1988 Murray Mcdavid
Benrinnes 15 YO
Douglas Laing & Co. 8 YO Benrinnes (D.2013, B.2022) Provenance
Benrinnes 9 YO 2014 PX Finish - Lady Of The Glen - Świat Whisky Bottling
