About Benromach Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01309 675968
Distillery Founded
1898
Distillery Capacity
500 000 litres
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Address
Forres, Moray
Distillery Owner
Gordon & MacPhail
Distillery Address
Invererne Road, Forres, Morayshire IV36 3EB
Distillery Website
www.benromach.com
1898
Benromach Distillery Company starts the distillery. Duncan McCallum is one of the owners.
1909
The distillery operates under the name Forres Distillery for a few years.
1911
London-based Harvey McNair & Co buys the distillery.
1919
A well-known brewer from Alloa, John Joseph Calder, buys Benromach but immediately sells it to recently founded Benromach Distillery Ltd owned by several breweries.
1931
Benromach is mothballed.
1937
The distillery reopens.
1938
Joseph Hobbs buys Benromach through Associated Scottish Distillers and sells it on to National Distillers of America (NDA).
1953
NDA sells Benromach to Distillers Company Limited (DCL).
1966
The distillery is refurbished .
1968
Floor maltings is abolished.
1983
Benromach is mothballed in March.
1993
Gordon & McPhail buys Benromach from United Distillers.
1998
The distillery is once again in operation. A limited edition 17 year old is released to commemorate this and the 100th anniversary of the distillery.
1999
A visitor centre is opened.
2004
The first bottle distilled by the new owners is released under the name ‘Benromach Traditional’ in May. Other novelties (although distilled in UD times) include a 21 year Tokaji finish and a Vintage 1969.
2005
A Port Wood finish (22 years old) and a Vintage 1968 are released together with the Benromach Classic 55 years.
2006
Benromach Organic is released.
2007
Peat Smoke, the first heavily peated whisky from the distillery, is released.
2008
Benromach Origins Golden Promise is released.
Reproduced from the Malt Whisky Yearbook 2009 with the kind permission of Mr Ingvar Ronde