Benriach Floor Maltings

They are the only speyside distillery that still rely entirely on their original floor maltings resulting in a highly characterful whisky so deeply in touch with tradition that both demand and prices are steeply rising.

Benriach floor maltings.

Pernod ricard bought the distillery in 2001 and by 2002 benriach was once again mothballed. 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. 2013 benriach s floor maltings is reopened. 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.

Five years later the floor maltings were mothballed which are only recently being refurbed for a reopening. In 2004 a consortium headed by billy walker purchased the distillery and has since saved a forgotten about brand. Capacity mlpa i 2 condenser type i traditional column condenser fermentation time i 48 50hrs. 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.

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. Meanwhile the company buys glenglassaugh distillery 2016 us drinks producer brown forman acquires benriach along with the entire benriach distillery company benriach facts.