Yesterday I mentioned the Edrington Group's investment in The Macallan but they have also divested themselves of a few smaller distilleries. One of them, the Glenglassaugh distillery, which was built in 1875 but hasn't been operational since 1986, has been sold to a Dutch investment house for £5 million. The distillery in the village of Portsoy on the Moray coast, will be brought up to full working order over the next year and could make up to one million litres of whisky once it gets going. It is expected to appeal to malt collectors around the world in search of smaller brands. Certainly the investors in this project are buying a name and a history as much as physical property similar to those who are picking up the smaller wine estates in France.Posts with tag distillery
Glenglassaugh Distllery's Plans For Revival
Yesterday I mentioned the Edrington Group's investment in The Macallan but they have also divested themselves of a few smaller distilleries. One of them, the Glenglassaugh distillery, which was built in 1875 but hasn't been operational since 1986, has been sold to a Dutch investment house for £5 million. The distillery in the village of Portsoy on the Moray coast, will be brought up to full working order over the next year and could make up to one million litres of whisky once it gets going. It is expected to appeal to malt collectors around the world in search of smaller brands. Certainly the investors in this project are buying a name and a history as much as physical property similar to those who are picking up the smaller wine estates in France.Old Scotch Distillery To Be Sold, Reopened
One of Scotland's oldest distilleries may be reopened after being closed for more than 20 years. The Glenglassaugh distillery at Portsoy in Banffshire is part of the Edrington Group, which includes The Macallan, Famous Grouse and Highland Park. They are reportedly selling to a consortium of buyers from Eastern Europe for as much as £3 million. The distillery, was founded in 1875 and closed since 1986. ScotchWhisky.net has pictures of the distillery including the gleaming copper stills.Long Island Spirits Builds Long Island Distillery
A barn on an 80-acre potato field on Long Island, New York will be home to a new craft distillery. Long Island Spirits aims to create a world-class distillery on North Fork. Their first product will be a vodka called LiV which is set to be launched in December. North Fork is already home to wineries and it is hoped that the new distillery will become part of the agri-tourism industry in the region.
Plans For A Carbon-Neutral Distillery
Everyone is trying to go carbon neutral lately. Up next, plans for Scotland's first carbon-neutral distillery. Euan Shand, managing director of Duncan Taylor & Co, a Highlands-based whisky bottling group plans to spend up to £3.5m on a distillery, visitor center, offices, warehousing and bottling complex in Huntly near Aberdeen to produce single malt and grain whisky, vodka and gin without putting an added drain on the environment. The plant will be powered by burning woodchips and will operate as a separate venture to Duncan Taylor & Co with private financing. An old creamery will house the distillery building. Eventually the plant will produce around 750,000 liters of alcohol per year. It will be home to single-malt copper pot stills, a four-column neutral grain plant and an experimental still. Construction could be complete by next summer and blended whisky, gin and vodka will be made while the distillery's first batch of single malt whisky ages for a potential reveal in 2018.
Isle of Jura Whisky Experiences
I recently mentioned whisky cruises to Islay but if you are looking for another kind of whisky experience you can hang out on the isle of Jura in Scotland. The Isle of Jura distillery now has a lodge for those who want to combine a whisky experience with a stay in a unique, if quirky spot soaking up the local culture.
The Isle of Jura also has a unique writer's residency, offering three different writers each year a chance to stay on the island and soak up the scenery. Author Will Self was picked to be the first writer for the residency which is especially interesting since he doesn't drink.
The Isle of Jura also offers a Jura Fellowship, a five-day residential course for guests to discover whisky making on Jura. The experience offers a chance to work alongside mashmen, tunmen and the distillery manager in the distillery itself, participate in tastings and receive a limited-edition signed commemorative bottle. The price for the program is £1000 per person including a stay at the lodge.
