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Glentauchers
Distillery & brand
A substantial granite distillery (designed by Charles Doig) on the outskirts of Keith.
Glentauchers distillery
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glentauchers’ make has always gone into blends which lie on the lighter side of the flavour spectrum, initially Buchanan’s and Black & White, and these days Ballantine’s. Accordingly, the set up – long ferments, slow distillation – has always been one where flowers have been preferred to earthy weight.
Glentauchers History
Another member of the ‘1890s gang’, Glentauchers was established in 1898 by James Buchanan & Co. to provide fillings for its Buchanan’s and Black & White blends.
Experiments in ‘continuous pot still distillation’ were trialled here (and at Convalmore) at the start of the 20th century. This involved running a 100% barley mash through an adapted pot still. Production was upped considerably in 1966 when the number of stills increased from the original pair to half a dozen.
Glentauchers was one of the many distilleries which fell foul of the slump in demand in the early 1980s and was mothballed in 1985. It was, somewhat surprisingly at the time, snapped up by one of Diageo’s rivals, Allied Distillers, in 1989 [the Allied estate became part of Chivas Brothers in 2005] when it became a named component of Ballantine’s, although the firm didn’t restart production until 1992.
It is not commonly seen other than as a bottling from Gordon & MacPhail. However, in July 2017 Glentauchers was released as a 15-year-old single malt (alongside expressions from Glenburgie and Miltonduff) under the Ballantine’s brand.
Timeline
- 1898 Glentauchers is established by James Buchanan & Co and WP Laurie
- 1903 The distillery is incorporated as the Glentauchers-Glenlivet Distillery Co
- 1906 James Buchanan & Co takes over company ownership
- 1910s Glentauchers begins experimenting with continuous pot distillation
- 1925 James Buchanan & Co merges with DCL
- 1966 A considerable investment sees the stills extended from two to six
- 1985 The distillery is closed at a time of low sales for Scotch whisky
- 1989 Glentauchers is bought by Allied Distillers
- 1992 Production resumes
- 2005 Allied Distillers joins Chivas Brothers' portfolio
- 2017 Glentauchers 15-year-old single malt is released under the Ballantine's brand
Glentauchers Facts
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- Capacity (mlpa) i
- 4.1
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- Condenser Type i
- Shell and tube
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- Fermentation Time i
- 60hrs
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- Grist Weight (t) i
- 12.25
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- Heat Source i
- Heavy fuel oil fired steam boiler
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- Malt Specification i
- Unpeated
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- Malt Supplier i
- Molson Coors, Burton
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- Mash Tun Material i
- Stainless Steel
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- Mash Tun Type i
- Lauter
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- New-make Strength i
- 68.5%
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- Spirit Still Charge (l) i
- 6,700
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- Spirit Still Shape i
- Straight ogee
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- Spirit Still Size (l) i
- 14,693
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- Stills i
- 6 (3 wash, 3 spirit)
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- Wash Still Charge (l) i
- 9,400
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- Wash Still Shape i
- Straight Ogee
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- Wash Still Size (l) i
- 17,875
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- Washback Charge (l) i
- 56,000
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- Washback Size (l) i
- 60,000
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- Washback Type i
- Wood
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- Washbacks i
- 6
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- Water Source i
- Dan fed by Rosarie Burn
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- Wort Clarity i
- Clear
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- Yeast Type i
- Kerry Liquid
Owners
Parent company
- Pernod Ricard 2005 - present
Current owner
Previous owners
- Allied Domecq 1994 - 2005
- Allied Lyons 1989 - 1994
- United Distillers 1986 - 1989
- Distillers Company Limited 1925 - 1986
- James Buchanan & Company 1906 - 1925
- Glentauchers-Glenlivet Distillery Co 1903 - 1906
- WP Laurie 1898 - 1903 (jointly with James Buchanan)
- James Buchanan & Company 1898 - 1903 (jointly with WP Laurie)
Contact
- Address
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Glentauchers Distillery
Mulben
Moray
AB55 6YL
United Kingdom - Phone
- +44 1542 860272
- Visitor Opening Hours
- Not open to the public
Map
See also
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Distillery & brand