Allt-A-Bhainne Distillery

Allt-A-Bhainne is gaelic and means ,milk spring‘.

The distillery Allt-á-Bhainne is located about eight kilometer away from Dufftown at the northern foothills of the Ben Rinnes. It has been build to produce malt whisky for the blended whisky of Chivas Brothers, as there are Chivas Regal, Passport and 100 Pipes.

Originally designed to produce a light, estery malt for blending requirements, in recent years it has also occasionally produced a heavily-peated variant. Allt-a-Bhainne is only very occasionally seen as a single malt bottling.

Allt-á-Bhainne is a very modern distillery. There are pagoda roofs but they have no function at all. The complete distilling process can be controlled by just one person. There are just nine employees for the whole distillery. There are no warehouses at the distillery. The new make will be reduced with water and then transported with road tankers to Keith. In Keith there are old hangers which are used as warehouses now.

Owner

Pernod Ricard
Status

Operational
Country

Scotland
Region

Speyside
Production type:

Single Malt
Founded

1975
Production yearly

4.200.000 Liters

History

Its modernist design singles Allt-a-Bhainne out as an oddity within Speyside, a region whose distilleries often seem to have sprouted from the bedrock. It was built by Seagram in 1975 during a period of growing optimism in the Scotch industry when the Canadian firm (which at the time owned Chivas Regal) was increasing its production capacity. It has had a chequered history with periods of being placed into mothballs (the most recent being between 2003 and 2005). With global demand rising, owner Chivas Brothers has it in full production once more.

Distillery Facts

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Gallery Item

PPM:

Spirit Stills:

2 with 13.000 liters each. The spirit still shape is a Traditional Speyside shape.

Wash Still:

2 wash still with a capacity of 21.000 liters each. the shape of the wash still is a traditional Speyside.

Water Source:

Spring of Benrinnes, Mains Burn for cooling

Washbacks:

8 washbacks with a capacity of 42.000 liters each. Type of wash back used stainless steel.

New Make Spirit:

68-70% ABV

Filling strength will be 63.5% abv

Warehouses:

The warehouses are off site and in Keith. In Keith there are old hangers which are used as warehouses now.

Yeast type:

Mauri liquid

Mash tun:

the size of the mash tun is 6.7m diameter. the shape of the mash tun is a traditional infusion

Taste profile

Medium bodied

Medium sweetness, honey and fruity notes

Medium malty, nutty, spices

Medium smokey notes

Core range

At this point Allt-A-Bhainne’s core range is:

Allt-A-Bhainne 1998 The Distillery Reserve Collection
Allt-A-Bhainne Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Visitor center

Not open to the public

CONTACT DETAILS

Allt-A-Bhainne Distillery
Glenrinnes
Moray
AB55 4DB
United Kingdom

tel: +44 1542 783200
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Allt-A-Bhainne Distillery

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