Tamnavulin distillery
| Region: Speyside | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tomnavoulin, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Owner | Emperador Inc. |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Status | Operational |
| Water source | Springs in Easterton |
| No. of stills | 3 wash, 3 spirit |
| Capacity | 4,000,000 liters/year |
The Tamnavulin distillery is a producer of single malt Scotch whisky that was founded in 1966.
History
In 1966, Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. built the Tamnavulin distillery in order to satisfy the growing demand from whisky blenders such as Whyte & Mackay, Crawfords, and Mackinlay's. In 1993, Whyte & Mackay became the owners of Tamnavulin when the company purchased Invergordon Distillers (the parent company of the Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd.) The purchase price of £382 million also included the distilleries Bruichladdich, Isle of Jura, and Tullibardine. The Tamnavulin distillery was closed in May 1995.
Ownership was transferred to Kyndal International in 2001, and then to the United Spirits division of United Breweries Group in 2007, operated by Whyte and Mackay Ltd. The distillery began operating once again in July 2007 after a major refurbishment with new automation and process control which was installed by Canongate Technology. Whyte and Mackay Ltd is now owned by Emperador Inc.
Operation
With its nine washbacks and six stills. Tamnavulin is sufficiently equipped with modern distilling technology to produce four and a half million liters of alcohol per year. The distillation water supply comes from natural underground springs.
Latest Update
In 2016,Tamnavulin was re-launched in the UK as a single malt. This marks the 50th anniversary of the distillery.
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