About Glen Moray Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01343 542577
Distillery Founded
1897
Distillery Capacity
2 000 000 litres
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Address
Bruceland Road, Elgin, Morayshire IV30 1YE
Distillery Owner
La Martiniquaise
Distillery Website
www.glenmoray.com
1897
West Brewery, dated 1828, is reconstructed as Glen Moray Distillery.
1910
The distillery closes.
1912
The distillery reopens, but soon closes again.
1920
Financial troubles force the distillery to be put up for sale. Buyer is Macdonald & Muir.
1923
Production restarts.
1932
No whisky is produced this year.
1958
A reconstruction takes place and the floor maltings are replaced by a Saladin box.
1978
Own maltings are terminated.
1979
The number of stills is increased from two to four.
1992
Two old stills are replaced by new.
1996
Macdonald & Muir Ltd changes name to Glenmorangie plc.
1999
Three wood finishes are introduced - Chardonnay (no age) and Chenin Blanc (12 and 16 years respectively).
2004
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy buys Glenmorangie plc for £300 million. A new visitor centre is inaugurated and 276 bottles of Glen Moray 1986 cask strength are released. A 20 and a 30 year old are released late in the year. Wood finishing ceases.
2005
The Fifth Chapter (Manager’s Choice from Graham Coull) is released.
2006
Two vintages, 1963 and 1964, and a new Manager’s Choice from Graham Coull are released.
2007
The second edition of Mountain Oak is released.
2008
The distillery is put up for sale.