Glen Keith 40 jaar, 1970 - 2011

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Glen Keith Distillery

Opgericht: 1958
Gebied: Speyside   
Adres: Station Road, Keith, AB55 3BU
Eigenaar: Pernod-Ricard
Status: Silent
Uitrusting: 3 wash stills, 3 spirit stills
Website: -





The Glen Keith distillery was built in 1957-1960 on the site of a corn mill by Chivas Brothers, who also owned the existing Strathisla distillery nearby. It was one of the first new malt distilleries in Scotland since the late-Victorian whisky boom. Glen Keith (a.k.a. Glenkeith) originally had three stills because the distillery was designed for triple distillation. This 'Lowland' set-up was very unusual for a Speyside distillery...

The number of stills was increased to five in 1970 when they switched to double distillation. The new stills were a novelty; they were the first gas-fired still in Scotland. The distillery was mothballed in 1999 and sold to Pernod Ricard in 2001. When I wrote the latest update of this profile, Glen Keith distillery had not been restarted yet.