Royal Brackla
| Royal Brackla | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Highlands |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 32 '22.9 " N , 3 ° 54' 19.7" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | active |
| owner | Bacardi |
| Founded | 1812 |
| founder | William Fraser |
| Water source | Cowdor Burn |
| Washstill (s) | 2 (total 44,000 l) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 2 (total 42,000 l) |
| Production volume | 4,100,000 l |
Royal Brackla , also known as Brackla for short , is a whiskey distillery in Cawdor, Inverness-shire, Scotland , UK .
history
The distillery was founded in 1812 by William Fraser. Since 1835, it has been the first distillery to have the Royal bestowed on it by King William IV in its name, which otherwise only Royal Lochnagar and Glenury Royal are allowed to use. In 1852 Robert Fraser took over the distillery. Andrew Usher & Co , who are said to have invented the blending of whiskey, entered the business around 1860 . In 1898 the Brackla Distillery Co Ltd was founded which was taken over by John Bisset & Co in 1926 . In 1943 this, and with it the distillery, was swallowed up by Distillers Company Limited (DCL) which, as usual, transferred the management to their daughter Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD). During the Second World War , the Royal Air Force distillery served as a base. From 1965 to 1966 the distillery was renovated and the company's own malt floors were closed. The distillery was expanded from two to four stills in 1970, shut down in 1985 and reopened in 1991. In 1998 United Distillers (UD) (today Diageo ) had to sell the distillery to Bacardi in order to meet the requirements of the cartel office . It is operated by the Bacardi subsidiary John Dewar & Sons , which owns 5 Scottish distilleries.
production
The water for the distillery belonging to the Highlands region comes from the Cowdor Burn. It has a mash tun ( mash do ) (11.5 t) and six fermentation tanks ( wash backs ) (together 360,000 l). Distillation takes place in two wash stills (together 44,000 l) and two spirit stills (together 42,000 l) which are heated by steam.
Bottlings
The standard bottlings ( core range ) include single malts in the following age groups:
- 12 years
- 16 years
- 21 years
Changing special fillings are produced in liter bottles for duty free shops.
literature
- Ingvar Ronde (Ed.): Malt Whiskey Yearbook 2020 MagDig Media Limited, Shrewsbury. 2019, ISBN 978-0-9576553-6-2