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Balvenie makes whisky in the traditional batch process of the production of single malt. The use of locally grown barley is preferred, and it is floor-malted where possible. [ 2 ] Of the 120+ distilleries in Scotland, Balvenie is one of only seven distilleries with its own malting floor. [ 4 ]
Ailsa Bay distillery [37] Balvenie distillery [4] [5] Convalmore distillery is a former whisky distillery in Dufftown, closing operations in 1985. William Grant & Sons bought the distillery in 1992, for the warehouses, to increase warehousing capacity for Glenfiddich. The Convalmore distillery produced whisky for other brands.
The distillery operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to meet demand. [ 1 ] The output from the Kininvie Distillery is normally used in William Grant & Sons blended whiskies, primarily the Clan MacGregor blended whisky , a typical blended whisky featuring a high percentage of grain whisky mixed with the single malt from the Kininvie Distillery ...
Glenlivet Distillery Balvenie Distillery (2007) Illicit distilleries were common in the 1800s, but eventually, licences became available after the passing of the 1823 Excise Act . George Smith was the first licensee in Speyside, in 1824, and his small operation at Upper Drumin in the Glen Livet valley eventually grew into the massive Glenlivet ...
The Ailsa Bay Malt Whisky Distillery was built by the William Grant & Sons company to meet their needs for malt whisky for their blended whiskies. [1] The distillery was built near the site of the Girvan distillery. [2] It was officially founded in 2007. [3] The opening was attended by Prince Charles in 2009. [4]
Alexander Grant "Sandy" Gordon, CBE (6 May 1931 – 21 December 2020) was a Scottish distiller who was credited with creating a global market for single malt Scotch whisky. [1] As a managing director of the William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich distillery between 1968 and 1996, he is credited with global market success of the Glenfiddich brand.
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On Christmas day in 1887, his distillery began operation, pioneering single malt Scotch whisky. Until Glenfiddich only blended brands were common. Glenfiddich whisky from William Grant & Sons proved successful and so in 1892, he built a second distillery next door in Dufftown, known as the Balvenie Distillery. [3]