Bunnahabhain (whiskey distillery)
| Bunnahabhain | |
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 Bunnahabhain distillery |
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Islay |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 52 '54.9 " N , 6 ° 7' 36.4" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | active |
| owner | Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd. |
| Founded | 1881 |
| founder | James Ford, James Greenlees and William Robertson |
| Water source | Margadale River |
| Washstill (s) | 2 × 35,386 l |
| Spiritstill (s) | 2 × 15,546 l |
| Production volume | 2,500,000 l |
| Website | www.bunnahabhain.com |
Bunnahabhain (English [ˌbuːnəˈhævɪn] ; Scottish Gaelic : Bun na h-Abhainne for the origin of the river (the distillery gets its water from the Margadale spring)) is a malt whiskey distillery in Bunnahabhain near Port Askaig on the Isle of Islay , Scotland . The distillery's buildings are classified as C on the Scottish Monuments List .
history
The northernmost of the distilleries on Islay was founded in 1881 by James Ford, James Greenlees and William Robertson at the mouth of the Margadale. The small town of the same name gradually developed around the distillery. The production of whiskey began in 1883. From 1930 to 1937 the distillery was closed. In 1963 it was expanded to include a wash and a spirit still . Production was sporadic between 1999 and 2003. Until 2003 the distillery was owned by the Highland Distillers (The Edrington Group) . Before the threatened closure, the distillery was bought by Burn Stewart Distillers in 2003 . In April 2013, the South African Distell Group Ltd. bought the Burn Steward Distillers for £ 160m.
production
The distillery's low-peat water comes from the Margadale River. This is an underground spring. The water is brought in by means of a pipeline. The used Malz is part of the Port Ellen - Malthouse related. The distillery has a mash tun (12.5 t) made of stainless steel and six fermentation vats (66,000 l each) made of Douglas fir . Distillation takes place in two steam-heated raw stills ( wash stills , 35,386 l), which are the largest in Scotland, and two fine stills ( spirit stills , 15,546 l each). The water from a small stream is used to cool the distillers . It flows from Loch Staoisha to the southwest and flows into Islay Sound near the distillery .
The distillery offers a variety of original bottlings.
See also
literature
- Andrew Jefford: Peat Smoke and Spirit, A portrait of Islay and its whiskies , headline, London 2004, ISBN 978-0-7472-4578-0 , pages 202-219.
- Charles MacLean (Ed.): Whiskey. World Guide, Regions, Distillers, Malts, Blends, Tasting Notes. Dorling Kindersley, London et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-7566-3349-3 .
- Walter Schobert: The whiskey dictionary. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 2003, ISBN 978-3-596-15868-3
- Ingvar Ronde (Ed.): Malt Whiskey Yearbook 2017 MagDig Media Limited, Shrewsbury. 2016, ISBN 978-0-9576553-3-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bunnahabhain. Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, accessed on November 20, 2019 (with audio sample).
- ↑ Edward Dwelly : Dwelly's Illustrated Gaelic to English Dictionary, 1977, p. 141, also names the meaning for bun : 4. mouth of a river = mouth
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Burn Stewart Distillers bought by Distell for £ 160m . BBC. Retrieved on December 3, 2015. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Scotsman: Finely distilled chaser to the whiskey heritage of Islay , November 21 of 2004.
