Moffat / Inver House distillery complex
| Moffat complex | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | North Lanarkshire |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 51 '47.5 " N , 3 ° 55' 36" W |
| Type | Grain and Malt |
| status | Administration: used, distilleries: inactive |
| owner | Inver House |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Website | www.interbevgroup.com |
The Moffat Complex (also Inver House Distillery Complex ) was an integrated distillery in Moffat, Airdrie , North Lanarkshire , Scotland , UK , which managed Inver House Distillers Ltd., a malt house, three whiskey distilleries , warehouses and included a bottling plant. While the malt house was sold to the Associated British Maltsters in 1978, the offices at Moffat Distillery still function as the headquarters of Inver House Distillers. The warehouses and the bottling plant are also used for the other whiskeys in the group. The three distilleries were closed again in the course of the whiskey crisis between 1970 and 1986. It is controversial whether there were actually three distilleries or just one grain and one malt distillery.
history
The US company Publicker Industries founded Inver House Distillers Ltd. in 1964. in order to be able to produce supplies for their Blend Inver House Rare , which was launched in 1956 , as the stocks previously used were running out. Because of this, it was decided to concentrate all steps, from malting, distilling grain and malt whiskey and bottling in one place. For this purpose Publicker acquired the old Moffat paper mill, built the Garnheath distillery for the production of grain whiskey and the Glen Flagler and Killyloch distilleries for the required malt whiskey. Glen Flagler and Killyloch shared the buildings, but technically they were two different distilleries that also had different equipment to produce different malt whiskey. As a result, it is not entirely clear whether the two distilleries are to be regarded as one and whether Killyloch was just a brand of the Glen Flagler distillery or whether they should be separated.
Production of the Killyloch stills was stopped as early as the early 1970s. In 1978 the company sold what was then Europe's largest malting company to the Associated British Maltsters. Due to the death of the CEO of the parent company , Publicker Industries lost interest in the Scottish whiskey industry and closed the other two distilleries as well in the mid-1980s. In 1988 the plants were scrapped and the remaining Moffat complex, with the exception of the malt house, which had already been sold, was sold in a management buy-out . The distillery buildings were demolished in the same year.
Inver House Distillers
The Moffat complex, founded in 1964, still serves the spirits company Inver House Distillers Ltd. as the administrative seat. The company is a subsidiary of the Thai brewery group ThaiBev .
Distilleries
Garnheath
| Garnheath | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Type | Grain |
| status | Closed in 1986 |
| owner | Inver House |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Water source | Lilly hole |
Garnheath was a whiskey distillery in the Moffat / Inver House distillery complex , Moffat.
Glen Flagler
| Glen Flagler | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1985 |
| owner | Inver House |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Water source | Lilly hole |
| Washstill (s) | 1 |
| Intermediate still (s) | 1(?) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 |
Glen Flagler was a whiskey distillery in the Moffat / Inver House distillery complex.
history
Glen Flagler was built in 1964 by the American group Publicker , which at the time also owned Inver House . The Garnheath Grain Distillery and Killyloch were located under the roof of an earlier paper mill . Whether Glen Flagler and Killyloch are to be regarded as one distillery or two different is a matter of debate.
Glen Flagler itself only existed for almost 20 years, making it one of the Scottish distilleries with the shortest production time. Although most of the production was destined for the American blend industry, there were also single malt bottlings in the 1960s and 1970s , all of which are now sought-after collector's items. When the demand for blended whiskey in America was declining, Inver House decided to close the distillery in 1985.
production
Glen Flagler was equipped with a wash still and a spirit still. Although it was triple distilled, it is unclear whether an intermediate distill was used.
Products
| Surname | Type | Age | Vol% | since | to | finish | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Flagler | Single malt | 40.0% | 1970 | 1985 | |||
| Glen Flagler | Single malt | 5 years | 40.0% | 1970 | 19 ?? | ||
| Glen Flagler | Single malt | 8 years | 40.0% | 1975 | 1985 | ||
| Glen Flagler 2003 | Single malt | 29 years | 46.0% |
Killyloch
| Killyloch | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in the early 1970s |
| owner | Inver House |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Water source | Lilly hole |
| Washstill (s) | 1 |
| Intermediate still (s) | 1(?) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 |
history
Killyloch was a whiskey distillery in the Moffat / Inver House distillery complex , and was established within the Glen Flagler distillery in 1964. The malt was mainly used in the company's blends. The name of the distillery is said to be a typographical error on the bottled barrels. Allegedly it was supposed to bear the name of the spring Lilly Loch , but when the first barrel was bottled there was supposedly an error in the labeling. Inver House Distillers only launched a 36-year-old single malt distillery bottling in 2003, around 30 years after it closed. Furthermore, a malt whiskey under the Islebrae brand was produced on the stills of the distillery for five years . In the early 1970s, the distillery was shut down again and the stills dismantled. This makes Killyloch one of the shortest producing whiskey distilleries of modern times.
production
Due to the short production time and the few remaining single malt bottlings, there are few reports on the aromas of the whiskey. It is described by Inver House Distillers as slightly smoky with strong aromas and a light character and a spicy finish with citrus notes , while the Islebrae brand is said to have been heavily peated . The distillery was equipped with a wash still and a spirit still. It is controversial whether an intermediate still was installed.
Products
| Surname | Type | Age | Vol% | since | to | finish | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killyloch 1967 Limited Edition | Single malt | 36 years | 40.0% | American Oak Barrels, lightly peated | |||
| Islebrae | Single malt | Late 1960s | Early 1970s | Heavily peated |