Aberlour Whisky
Aberlour Single Speyside Malt WhiskyOwner: Region/district: Chivas Brothers Ltd Speyside (Pernod Ricard) Founded: Status: Capacity: 1826 Active (vc) 3 700 000 litres Address: Aberlour, Banffshire AB38 9PJ Tel: website: 01340 881249 www.aberlour.com History: 1826 – James Gordon and Peter Weir found the first Aberlour Distillery. 1827 – Peter Weir withdraws and James Gordon continues alone. 1879 – A fire devastates most of the distillery. The local banker James Fleming constructs a new distillery a few kilometres upstream the Spey river. 1892 – The distillery is sold to Robert Thorne & Sons Ltd who expands it. 1898 – Another fire rages and almost totally destroys the distillery. The architect Charles Doig is called in to design the new facilities. 1921 – Robert Thorne & Sons Ltd sells Aberlour to a brewery, W. H. Holt & Sons. 1945 – S. Campbell & Sons Ltd buys the distillery. 1962 – Aberlour terminates floor malting. 1973 – Number of stills are increased from two to four. 1975 – Pernod Ricard buys Campbell Distilleries. 2000 – Aberlour a´bunadh is launched. A limited 30 year old cask strength is released. 2001 – Pernod Ricard buys Chivas Brothers from Seagrams and merges Chivas Brothers and Campbell Distilleries under the brand Chivas Brothers. 2002 – A new, modernized visitor centre is inaugurated in August. 2008 – The 18 year old is also introduced outside France. Ovennævnte tekst er fra Malt Whisky Year Book. Tak til Ingvar Ronde, forfatter til Malt Whisky Year Book 2012 - Køb den sidste nye udgave her  |
