|
|
 |
 |
|
|
Linkwood Scotch Whisky Distillery
Linkwood
Distillery, Elgin, Morayshire, IV30 3RD
Tel: +44 (0)1343 862000
|
Linkwood
Distillery General Information
|
|
| Current
Owners |
 Diageo |
| Location |
Speyside |
| Water
source |
Springs
near Millbuies Loch. |
| Stills |
3 x wash stills and 3 x spirit stills |
| Capacity per year |
3,700,000 Litres |
| Status |
Active/Producing |
|
|
Linkwood
Distillery History
|
|
| 1821 |
Established |
| 1825 |
Peter
Brown |
| 1872 |
Rebuilt
by William Brown |
| 1897 |
Linkwood-Glenlivet
Distillery Co Ltd |
| 1933 |
Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD)
take over |
| 1962 |
Renovated |
| 1971 |
Renovated
and extended from 2-6 stills |
| 1985 |
The old side of the distillery was closed |
| 1990 |
The old side was reopened for production a few months per year |
| 2008 |
Linkwood 26 year old wood finishes released |
| 2012 |
Distillery upgraded with 6 new washbacks and two new stills. Old buildings are demolished |
|
|
Linkwood
Distillery Comments
|
|
| Roderick
Mackenzie, distillery manager at one time, forbade
the removal of even spider webs in case the quality
of the whisky was adversely affected!. |
| |
|
|
Linkwood
Distillery Bottlings
|
|
|
|
affiliatewindow
|
Linkwood
Distillery Independent Bottlings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
