Balvenie
Speyside
Scotland
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William Grant & Sons
Основні розливи
Про
Balvenie distillery shares the same (massive) site with Glenfiddich and Kininvie but makes its whisky in a very different manner to its two sisters.
Історія
Balvenie was built on a 12 acre site adjacent to Glenfiddich in 1892/3. Originally known as Glen Gordon it took the name of the huge (ruined) castle which was located next door. The ‘new’ castle, already derelict in 1893, was turned into maltings.
The distillery provided fillings, primarily for the Grant’s Standfast blend, until 1973 when the first official bottling was made. Its continued requirements as a contributor to blends initially restricted its growth as a stand-alone brand (although increasing its cult status). This was eased slightly with the opening of Kininvie in 1990, but it was only with the building of Ailsa Bay that greater stocks were finally made available. It is now one of the fastest-growing single malt brands in the world.
Хронологія
- 1892 William Grant builds Balvenie distillery next door to Glenfiddich
- 1893 Production begins at Balvenie
- 1957 Capacity at the distillery is doubled with the addition of two new stills
- 1971 By now the distillery is operating eight stills after a further two were installed in 1965
- 1990 Kininvie distillery, which comprised of a solitary still house, opened on the estate to ease pressure on Balvenie
- 1993 Balvenie becomes one of the first distilleries to finish a single malt in a different cask with the launch of Doublewood
- 2004 The Balvenie Thirty is released to celebrate malt master David Stewart’s 30th anniversary at the distillery
- 2010 The Balvenie Tun 1401 Batch 1 is released as a distillery edition
- 2014 The Balvenie Tun 1509 replaces Tun 1401
Факти виробництва
- Capacity (mlpa)
- 7
- Condenser Type
- Shell and tube
- Fermentation Time
- 65hrs
- Grist Weight (t)
- 11
- Heat Source
- Steam
- Malt Specification
- 5ppm
- Malt Supplier
- Various
- Mash Tun Type
- Semi lauter
- New-make Strength
- 70.5%
- Spirit Still Shape
- Boil ball
- Spirit Still Size (l)
- 12,000
- Stills
- 11
- Warehousing
- Racket, dunnage palletised
- Wash Still Shape
- Boil ball
- Wash Still Size (l)
- 12,000
- Washback Size (l)
- 55,000
- Washback Type
- Various
- Washbacks
- 12
- Water Source
- Conval Hills spring water
- Yeast Type
- Liquid
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