Inchgower
| Inchgower | |
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Speyside |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 39 '42.8 " N , 2 ° 57' 50" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | active |
| owner | Diageo |
| Founded | 1871 |
| founder | Alexander Wilson |
| Water source | Springs on the Menduff Hills |
| Washstill (s) | 2 |
| Spiritstill (s) | 2 |
| Production volume | 1,990,000 l |
Inchgower is a whiskey distillery in Buckie , Banffshire , Scotland , UK .
history
Because the landowner wanted to double the rent, the Tonicheal distillery was closed in 1871. As a result, the nephew of the distillery operator, Alexander Wilson, founded the Inchgower distillery near the Scottish town of Buckie. In 1903 the distillery was initially abandoned, but reopened in 1930 by the town of Buckie. In 1936 Arthur Bell & Sons acquired the distillery, which they modernized extensively in the mid-1960s and installed two more stills . Arthur Bell & Sons was taken over by Guinness in 1985 , which in the same year were incorporated into the UDV group, which today operates as Diageo .
production
The distillery has a production capacity of 19,900 hl of alcohol per year and uses two wash stills and two spirit stills. The water comes from springs on the Menduff Hills. Most of the whiskey produced is used in blends , including Bell's , White Horse and Johnnie Walker , and only around 1% comes onto the market as a single malt. The distillery cannot be visited.