Benriach Floor Maltings

In 2004 a consortium headed by billy walker purchased the distillery and has since saved a forgotten about brand.

Benriach floor maltings.

Benriach is one of just two remaining distilleries in speyside to distill whisky using malted barley from its own floor maltings celebrating a tradition whi. When pernod ricard took over seagram s whisky division in 2001 benriach was mothballed but in april of 2004 benriach was sold along with several thousand casks for 5 4million to the south african company infra trading combining their efforts with burn. Benriach will also release a new small batch limited edition malting season expression to mark the site as one of two speyside distilleries to practice traditional floor malting. Five years later the floor maltings were mothballed which are only recently being refurbed for a reopening.

The floor maltings were in use again and remained so continuously until 1999. They fell silent in 1999 when the distillery was owned by chivas brothers who had put the benriach maltings to innovative use at times making significant. At present balvenie is the only mainland distillery making its own malt but that is due to change in the very near future as benriach near elgin is about to re open its floor maltings. Capacity mlpa i 2 condenser type i traditional column condenser fermentation time i 48 50hrs.

Meanwhile the company buys glenglassaugh distillery 2016 us drinks producer brown forman acquires benriach along with the entire benriach distillery company benriach facts. Due to benriach s focus on distillery expressions and the distinct lack of pre 21st century single malt releases independent bottlings are exceedingly rare.