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Tamdhu Distillery To Close

Filed under: Spirits

A classic whisky distillery is being shut down in a cost-cutting measure. The Edrington Group plans to close the Tamdhu distillery and malting operations in Aberlour next year resulting in a loss of more than 30 jobs. The group has decided to concentrate its efforts on its three main brands, The Macallan, Glenrothes and Highland Park. Another distillery Glenturret will also remain open. The closure is a response to the economy.

Whisky is still selling well but costs have risen and The Scotsman quotes Graham Hutcheon, group operations director for Edrington, who said that the move was done to make sure that the "business is the right size and shape to support current and future activity levels." Edrington employs about 2,200 people across the globe and also owns the Famous Grouse and other brands such as Cutty Sark and Brugal rum. The Tamdhu distillery opened in the late 1890s and went through several closures over the years including a long period between 1928 and 1947.

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Glenglassaugh Distllery's Plans For Revival

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits

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.

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