Longmorn distillery
Region: Speyside | |
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Location | Longmorn, Moray |
Owner | Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard) |
Founded | 1893 |
Status | Operational |
Water source | Local Springs |
No. of stills | 4 wash stills 4 spirit stills |
Capacity | 3,500,000 litres per annum |
Longmorn | |
Type | Single malt |
Age(s) | 15, 16 Years |
Cask type(s) | American White Oak, Ex-Bourbon Casks (Main) |
ABV | 40% - 43% |
Longmorn distillery is a
.History
The Longmorn Distillery Company was founded in 1893 by John Duff, Charles Shirres and George Thomson. Duff was a former manager of the Glendronach Distillery and the Bon Accord Distillery in Aberdeen, and was the founder of the Glenlossie Distillery, as well as being involved with unsuccessful distilleries in Cape Town and the USA.[1]
Longmorn Distillery started production in December 1894. Three years later John Duff built the Benriach Distillery next to Longmorn, but both were affected by the collapse of wholesale buyers
In 1970, Longmorn joined
In 1978, The Glenlivet Distillers Ltd was bought by Chivas Brothers.[3]
In 2001, Chivas Brothers was acquired by the French Pernod Ricard Group.[4]
Reviews
The Longmorn 16-year expression has received warm reviews at international
Notes
- ^ MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia - An Introduction to Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
- ^ "Longmorn". www.whisky.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "Longmorn Distillery". Whisky Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Pernod Ricard India set to take over Seagram's local operations this week". The Financial Express. February 12, 2002.
- ^ a b "Longmorn 16-year whisky ratings aggregated at Proof66.com". Retrieved 2012-10-18.
References
- "Longmorn Single Malt Scotch Whisky". Retrieved 2023-04-17.