Glenburgie

Distillery Name : Glenburgie-Glenlivet Distillery

Distillery Area : Highland, Speyside, Scotland

Product : Malt Whisky

Operated Between : 1810 - Present

Current Status : Active

Location : near Alves, Moray.

Map Grid Location : NJ094601

Current Owner : Chivas Brothers

Notes : Also Kilnflat, Glen Burry, Glen Burgie.

 

Timeline

1810 - Kilnflat Distillery operating.

1829-1870 - Kilnflat Distillery recorded on this site, owned by William Paul and continued until 1870.

1871 -  William Paul sublets the distillery to Charles Hay who changes the name to Glenburgie.

1878 - Charles Hay licensee.

1880 - Fraser & Grant.

July 1882 - Acquired by Alexander Fraser & Co. of Elgin.

1890 - By this time the wash still capacity had grown from 90 gallons (400 litres) to 1,500 gallons (6,800 litres).

1895 - Incorporated as a limited company

1925 - Alexander Fraser & Co. liquidated and ownership passed to Donald Mustard, an Elgin lawyer.

1927-1935 - Distillery closed.

1930 - Control of the distillery was acquired by Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Ltd., Ontario and transferred to their subsidiary J. & G. Stodart.

1936 - Distillery puchased outright by Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Ltd.

1937 - Ownership vested in Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd.

1950s - The floor maltings ceased.

1958 - Two Lomond stills, known as Glencraig Distillery, added to the two Glenburgie stills.

1981 - The Lomond Stills are replaced by a pair of conventional Stills.

1999 - Owned by Allied Distillers Ltd.

2000 - Distillery closed.

2003-2004 - Distillery re-built, retaining only the original stills.

2006 -  Another two stills are added, bringing the total production capacity to 4,200,000 litres of pure alcohol per year.

2024 - Currently owned by Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard).

 

References

The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.

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