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Benrinnes Scotch Whisky Distillery
Benrinnes
Distillery, Aberlour, Banffshire, AB38 9NN
Tel: +44 (0)1479 874600
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Benrinnes
Distillery General Information
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| Current
Owners |
 Diageo |
| Location |
Speyside |
| Water
source |
The
Scurran and Rowantree Burns. |
| Stills |
2 x wash stills and 4 x spirit stills |
| Capacity per year |
3,600,000 Litres |
| Status |
Active/Producing |
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Benrinnes
Distillery History
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| 1826 |
First established. |
| 1829 |
Washed
away by the great floods. |
| 1835 |
Current
distillery established by William Smith & Co. |
| 1864 |
David
Edward takes over. |
| 1922 |
Acquired
by John Dewar & Sons Ltd. |
| 1925 |
Became
part of Distiller Company Ltd (DCL). |
| 1930 |
Became
part of Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD). |
| 1955 |
Renovated. |
| 1964 |
Floor
maltings replaced by Saladin maltings. |
| 1966 |
Stills
increased from 3 to 6. |
| 1991 |
First
released as a single malt. |
| 2007 |
Triple distillation abandoned |
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Benrinnes
Distillery Comments
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| Employs
a rare partial triple distillation process. |
| Long
time contributor to Crawford blended Scotch whiskies
(A.A. Crawford licensee). |
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Benrinnes
Distillery Bottlings
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affiliatewindow
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Benrinnes
Distillery Independent Bottlings
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