Cameronbridge
| Cameronbridge | |
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 11 '22 .7 " N , 3 ° 3' 22" W'22 |
| Type | Grain |
| status | active |
| owner | Diageo |
| Founded | 1824 |
| founder | John Haig |
| Water source | Loch Leven |
| Spiritstill (s) | 3 coffey stills |
| Production volume | 30,000,000 l |
Cameronbridge is a whiskey distillery in Windygates , Fife , Scotland . Some of the distillery buildings are classified in category B in the Scottish list of monuments.
history
The distillery was in 1824 by John Haig near the city Windygates on the River Leven established to grain whiskey to produce. It was the first distillery to exclusively distill grain whiskey on a larger scale. In 1877 the distillery was one of the founding members of the Distiller Company Ltd. (DCL) and was taken over by this in 1919. During the Second World War the company was partially closed and production did not resume until 1947. In the years 1989–1992 the distillery was completely modernized and operations were resumed in 2000. The distillery has become part of Diageo Corporation and sets in since the closure of the production Essex and Gordon's Gin , Tanqueray gin and Smirnoff ago Vodka.
production
The water used to make whiskey comes from Loch Leven . Three Coffey stills were used as distillers . These enable the production of a maximum of 300,000 hl of alcohol per year.
Bottlings
Although much of the whiskey produced is used to make blends , there is an original bottling of the distillery under the name Cameron Brig and various independent bottlings , e.g. B. Signatory Vintage and Duncan Taylor.
literature
- 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Presentation on Whiskiesofscotland.com
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Presentation on Scotchwhisky.net
- ↑ Information from Diageo ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bottlings by Cameron Brig
