Glen Keith

This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2013)

The late winter's view of Glen Keith distillery.

57.32469752 N, 2°57'26.2512 W

Glen Keith Distillery
Region: Speyside
Location	Keith, Moray
Owner	Chivas Brothers
Founded	1957
Status	Under redevelopment.
Water source	Balloch Hill.
Number of stills	3 wash stills 3 spirit stills
Capacity	3,500,000 Litres per annum (former)

Glen Keith is a distillery built by and owned by Chivas Brothers (part of the Pernod Ricard group since 2001) within eyesight of their centre piece distillery, the picturesque Strathisla Distillery. Glen Keith is a modern distillery, contrasting markedly with Strathisla - the oldest in Scotland. Construction started in 1957 on the site of a meal-mill and was completed in 1960, initially with three stills with the intention of triple distillation but in 1970 this was increased to five when production was switched to double distillation. It incorporated the novelty of the first gas-fired stills in Scotland. Three years later, steam coils were also installed.

The Glen Keith distillery was mothballed in 1999 and remained dormant ever since, however extensive reconstruction work began in 2012 and the majority of the building is still in the process of being rebuilt. This was probably necessary in part due to the original distillery equipment not being assiduously maintained by the new owners.

The output of the distillery was originally used in blends such as Chivas Regal, Passport and 100 Pipers but Chivas Brothers also used it as a laboratory for experiments with innovations in production and processing, for example developing their own strains of yeast.

In the 1990's^[when?] the distillery released an official bottling under the name Glen Keith 1983. This bottling was replaced a few years later^[when?] by a 10 year old single malt. It also produced^[when?] two peated malts under the names Glenisla and Craigduff.

References

http://www.scotchwhisky.net/distilleries/glen_keith.htm

http://www.maltmadness.com/whisky/glen-keith.html

Helen Arthur (2002) [1997] (in dutch). The single malt companion. Librero. pp. 142. ISBN 90-5764-236-0.

v t e Whisky distilleries in Scotland

Scotch whisky

Campbeltown	Glen Scotia Glengyle Springbank

Highland	Aberfeldy Balblair Ben Nevis Blair Athol Clynelish Dalmore Dalwhinnie Deanston Edradour Fettercairn Glen Garioch Glen Ord Glencadam Glengoyne Glenmorangie Glenturret Loch Lomond Lochnagar Oban Old Pulteney Tomatin Tullibardine Wolfburn

Island	Abhainn Dearg Arran Barra Blackwood Highland Park Isle of Jura Scapa Talisker Tobermory

Islay	Ardbeg Bowmore Bruichladdich Bunnahabhain Caol Ila Kilchoman Lagavulin Laphroaig

Lowland	Annandale Auchentoshan Bladnoch Daftmill Glenkinchie

Speyside	Aberlour Ardmore Auchroisk Aultmore Balmenach Balvenie Benriach Benrinnes Benromach Brackla Cardhu Cragganmore Dailuine Dufftown Glen Elgin Glen Grant Glen Moray Glenallachie Glendronach Glendullan Glenfarclas Glenfiddich Glenglassaugh Glenlivet Glenrothes Glentauchers Inchgower Kininvie Knockando Knockdhu Linkwood Longmorn Mannochmore Macallan Mortlach Speyburn Speyside Strathisla Tamnavulin Tomintoul Tormore

Closed or mothballed	Banff Ben Wyvis Brora Caperdonich Dallas Dhu Finnieston Glenflagler Glenugie Glenury Hazelburn Ladyburn Littlemill Lochside Millburn North Port Parkmore Pittyvaich Port Charlotte Port Ellen Rosebank St. Magdalene Tamdhu

Category Commons

This article about a company of Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

↑Jump back a section

Last modified on 10 March 2013, at 08:31