About Glen Elgin Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01343 862100
Distillery Capacity
1 830 000 litres
Distillery Founded
1898
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Owner
Diageo
Distillery Address
Longmorn, Elgin, Moray
Distillery Website
www.malts.com
1898
The bankers William Simpson (former manager of Glenfarclas distillery) and James Carle found Glen Elgin. The famous Charles Doig is called in as architect.
1900
Production starts in May but the distillery closes just five months later.
1901
In February, the distillery is auctioned for £4,000 to the Glen Elgin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. and is mothballed.
1904
Production restarts.
1905
Production ceases.
1906
The wine producer J. J. Blanche & Co. buys the distillery for £7,000 and production resumes.
1929
J. J. Blanche dies and the distillery is put up for sale again.
1930
Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD) buys it and the license goes to White Horse Distillers.
1964
Expansion from two to six stills plus other refurbishing takes place.
1992
The distillery closes for refurbishing and installation of new stills.
1995
Production resumes in September.
2001
A 12 year old is launched in the Flora & Fauna series.
2002
The Flora & Fauna series malt is replaced by a Hidden Malt 12 years.
2003
A 32 year old cask strength from 1971 is released.
2008
A 16 year old is launched as a Special Release.