"Other" distilleries in Scotland (outside the 24)

Question 1

Aberlour

Answer 1

-Established in 1826 by James Gordon and Peter Weir
-Huge fires in 1879 and 1898
-James Fleming rebuilt after first fire

Question 2

Abhainn Dearg -

Answer 2

-Located on Isle of Lewis
-Gaelic for “Red River”

Question 3

Balblair

Answer 3

-4th oldest distillery in Scotland (1870)
-Fills their casks to 68% ABV

Question 4

The Balvenie

Answer 4

-Owned by Wm Grant
-Right next door to Glenfiddich
-Charles Doig - archetecht
-in house maltings (15%)
-on-site cooperage to maintain barrels

Question 5

Benriach

Answer 5

-Peated and Unpeated spirit
-Owned by Brown Forman
-Going forward will split production time with Glenglassaugh

Question 6

Benromach

Answer 6

-Owned by Gordon & Macphail
-Dallas Dhu is sister distillery

Question 7

Craggenmore

Answer 7

-Classic Malt - Speyside - Diageo
-Newphew of original John Grant helped start Glenfarclas, then moved on to Craggenmore
-Charles Doig - architecht
-Continuous mashing
-Worm Tubs
-Flat top still

Question 8

Dailuaine

Answer 8

-Charles Doig installed first pagoda roof in 1889

Question 9

Fettercairn

Answer 9

-Owned by Whyte & McKay
-Water jacket on stills

Question 10

Glen Ord

Answer 10

-owned by Diageo
-Single Malts offered as part of Singleton
-Shell & Tube Condenser
-12 million litres produced each year
-Diageo also has large maltings at Glen Ord

Question 11

Inchdairnie

Answer 11

-Means “low lying land”
-Hammer milled
-Clear wort, filtered of basically all solids before fermentation
-produces RyeLaw - locally grown rye

Question 12

The Clydeside

Answer 12

-Opened in Glasgow in 2017
-Owned by Morrison family (formerly Bowmore and AD Rattray Independent Bottler)
-first distillery opened in Glasgow in 100 years

Question 13

Fettercairn

Answer 13

-Founded in 1824 near Balmoral in Highlands
-Unique for use of cooling ring that sprinkles water down outside of stills creating reflux
-Scottish Oak project - wind felled oak from within 50 miles of distillery
-“200 club” sourcing local barley from 200 growers near the distillery