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The Glenlivet distillery

The Glenlivet distillery
Region: Speyside
LocationBallindalloch, Moray, Scotland
Coordinates57°20′35″N 03°20′19.3″W / 57.34306°N 3.338694°W / 57.34306; -3.338694
OwnerChivas Brothers
(Pernod Ricard)
Founded1824 (1824)
FounderGeorge Smith and John Gordon Smith
StatusOperational
Water source
  • Josie's Well
  • Blairfindy Well
No. of stills14 copper pot stills (7 wash @ 15,000 L and 7 spirit @ 10,000 L)
Capacity10.5 million-Lpa (liters of pure alcohol)
Websitewww.theglenlivet.com
The Glenlivet
Age(s)12, 15, 18, 21, 25 and 50 years
Cask type(s)
  • Bourbon
  • French oak
ABV40%
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The Glenlivet is located in Moray
The Glenlivet
The Glenlivet

The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the Highlands of Scotland. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since.[1]

The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World War II. The Glenlivet distillery has grown in the post-war period to become one of the biggest single malt distilleries. The Glenlivet brand is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt brand globally[2] after Glenfiddich.

Today, the distillery is owned by the Chivas Brothers subsidiary of the French alcoholic beverages company Pernod Ricard, which also oversees the distillery's production of 5,900,000 proof litres per annum.[3][4] The majority of this – enough for 6 million bottles – is sold as The Glenlivet single malt, with the remainder being used in Pernod Ricard's blended whisky brands.[2]

  1. ^ Pacult, F. Paul (2005). A Double Scotch: How Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Became Global Icons. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-0-471-72005-8.
  2. ^ a b "The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky". Glenlivet. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard SA to acquire Seagram spirits and wine business". Diageo. 20 December 2000. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Glenlivet Distillery". scotchwhisky.net. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
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