About Allt A Bhainne Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01542 783200
Distillery Founded
1975
Distillery Capacity
4 500 000 litres
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Owner
Chivas Brothers Ltd (Pernod Ricard)
Distillery Address
Glenrinnes, Dufftown, Banffshire AB55 4DB
1975
The distillery is founded by Chivas Brothers, a subsidiary to Seagrams, in order to secure malt whisky for their blended whiskies. The total cost amounts to £2.7 million.
1989
Production has doubled.
2001
Pernod Ricard takes over Chivas Brothers from Seagrams.
2002
Mothballed in October.
2005
Production restarts in May.
Reproduced from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2009 with the kind permission of Mr Ingvar Ronde