| Region |
Highlands |
| District |
Speyside (Lossie) |
| Water source |
Burnside Springs |
| Neighbours |
Longmorn (aangrenzend), Linkwood |
| Owner |
The Benriach Distillery Company Ltd. |
| Manager |
Trisha Savage (general manager), Alan McConnochie (Master Distiller), Billy Walker (Master Blender) |
| Visitor centre |
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| Address |
Elgin,
Morayshire, IV30 8SJ |
| Phone |
+44 (0)1343 862 888 |
| Fax |
+44 (0)1343 862 999 |
| Email |
info@benriachdistillery.co.uk |
| Website |
http://www.benriachdistillery.co.uk/tmenu/a_warm_welcome.asp |
| History |
1898 : established by the Grant Family on the same site as the Longmorn Distillery
1900 : Widespread distillery closures follow the Pattison Crash, and BenRiach is mothballed after just two years of production.
1965 : re-opened by Glenlivet Distillers Ltd, having been almost totally rebuilt
1978 : Glenlivet Distillers Ltd, and the various distilleries under their ownership, including BenRiach and Longmorn, are purchased by Canadian whisky firm Seagrams
1983 : In addition to the regular distillation, production of peated malt whisky commences
1985 : As production steps up, BenRiach is expanded from two stills to four.
1999 : The BenRiach floor maltings are closed, after 101 years of uninterrupted operation. The maltings remain in good working order, and could be re-activated almost immediately.
2001 : Seagrams are acquired by French firm Pernod Ricard, creating the 2nd largest spirits firm in the world after Diageo.
2002 : Benriach, Allt A' Bainne, Braeval and Caperdonich are mothballed in August
2004 : In April 2004 BenRiach is acquired by an independent consortium consisting of 3 partners; Scotch Whisky veteran Billy Walker, and South Africans Geoff Bell and Wayne Keiswetter.
Production re-convenes immediately, meaning the inventory is effectively uninterrupted.
2004 : On the 20th September 2004 the first distillation under the new owners is filled to cask. 96 'green' (i.e. first fill bourbon) barrels are filled, numbered 1 to 96, and are immediately transferred to the BenRiach warehouses for maturation, not to see the light of day for at least 12 years. |
| House Style |
Sweet, easy-going Speysider although there are heavily peated exceptions. |
| Meaning |
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| Capacity per year |
2.400.000 litres |
| Annual Distillery Output |
1.000.000 litres |
| Independent Bottler |
Cadenhead
Dewar Rattray
Duncan Taylor
Gordon & MacPhail |
| Information |
About 10% of the production is peated. |