Leven distillery
Region: Lowland | |
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Location | Leven, Fife, Scotland |
Owner | Diageo |
Founded | 2013 |
Status | Active |
Water source | Town supply |
No. of stills | 1 wash still (1,000 L) 1 spirit still (1,000 L) |
Capacity | 250,000 L |
Leven distillery is an experimental
History
The bottling plant was created at Leven, Fife in 1973 to bottle various Scotch whisky products. The facility also bottled non-whisky products such as Smirnoff vodka, Gordon’s gin and other beverages.[4][5]
In 2005, Diageo created the Leven’s Process Liquid Development Area (PLDA). This was a new blending and filtration facility to focus on new product development.[6]
In 2013, a fully functional distillery was established at Leven to allow for dedicated experimental distillation projects, becoming Diageo’s 29th working distillery.[4][7]
In 2023, staff at the site staged a series of industrial action walkouts over pay.[8]
Operations
The Leven site employs 590 people.[2]
The site is powered by an 8,000 solar panel array.[3]
References
- ^ "Diageo at Leven – major milestone for the world's biggest bottling plant". Scottish Licensed Trade News. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Diageo's Leven plant marks 50th anniversary of bottling iconic drinks". Fife Today. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Diageo Leven celebrates half a century". Scottish Grocer. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Leven | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Forsyth, Ian (25 March 2020). "Fife is a major hub for drinks giant Diageo". The Courier. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Explore the micro-distilleries run by mega-distillers - Whisky Magazine". whiskymag.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Bosco, Federico (27 January 2018). "The New Distilleries in Scotland". CigarsLover Magazine. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Diageo: Workers at Leven whisky plant walk out over pay". The National. Retrieved 31 January 2024.