GLEN ORD
| Distillery Opened | Capacity | Malting Floor | Washback Type | Number of Washbacks | Number of Wash Stills | Number of Spirit Stills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | 11 million litres | Yes | Wooden | 22 | 3 | 3 |
The Glen Ord distillery was founded in 1838 by Thomas Mackenzie and it is the four bigger distillery of Scotland.
The Glen Ord distillery is located in the Norther Highlands, on the Black Isle and name of isle comes from its rich fertile soil.
During the two World War, the Glen Ord distillery closed and in 1949 the paraffin lamp was substitute by electricity.
For the production of his whisky, the Glen Ord distillery uses its malt and a combination of American White Oak and Oloroso Sherry. Indeed the Glen Ord whisky is characterized by the liveliness of dark berries, cherries and blackcurrants.
Of the three, Glen Ord distillery is the biggest seller and, until recently, it could only be found in the Asian markets.
Since autumn 2015, however, all three Singleton varieties can be found globally. The reason for this is Diageo's ambition to propel the singleton brand to the world's number one Single malt in the future.
The Glen Ord distillery has created a visitor center in 1988 and the Glen Ord distillery offers several tours in order for the visitors to find the right one for them.
- 1838 Thomas Mackenzie founded the Glen Ord distillery.
- 1855 Alexander MacLennan died and the Glen Ord distillery was taken by his widow who marries the banker Alexander Mackenzie.
- 1878 Alexander Mackenzie built a new still house and barley manages to start production before a fire destroyed it.
- 1923 The Glen Ord distillery was sold to John Dewar & Sons and the name of distillery became Glen Ord.
- 1961 A Saladin box was installed in Glen Ord distillery.
- 1983 Malting in the Saladin box ceases.
- 1988 A visitor center was built.
- 2002 12 year old was launched.
- 2003 28 year old cask strength was released.
- 2004 25 year old was launched.
- 2005 30 year old was launched as a special release from Diageo.
- 2006 12 year old Singleton of glen ord was launched.
- 2010 Singleton of Glen Ord 15 yo was released.
- 2012 Singleton of Glen Ord cask strength was released.
- 2013 Singleton of Glen Ord Signature,Trinity,Liberty and Artisan were launched.
- 2015 The master’s cask 40 years old was released.
The Glen Ord distillery is equipped with two stainless steel mash tuns, 22 wooden washbacks and no less 14 stills.
The wash still have a pear-shape but they are also short with a thin neck and spherical lid, moreover the spirit stills have a spherical lid and also a pear shape but this is flat.
The expansion of 2015 , has been carried out in such a way that building being more than a century (the old kiln and malt storage, as well as the Saladin malting) have been elegantly utilized to house the new equipment.
The range of Glen Ord distillery. consist of:
- Singleton of Glen ord
- 12yo
- 15 yo
- 18 yo
- Singleton of Glen ord Signature
- Trinitè
- Libertè
- Artisan
- 32 yo
- 35 yo
- The Master's Casks 40 yo
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