Caperdonich distillery was a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Rothes, Scotland.
| Region: Speyside | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rothes, Scotland |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Status | Closed/demolished |
| Water source | Caperdonich Burn |
| No. of stills | 2 wash, 2 spirit |
| Demolished | 2010 |
Caperdonich operated between 1898 and 1902, and then again between 1965 and 2002. Caperdonich whisky was a component of some blends of Chivas Regal.
History
editCaperdonich, originally known as "Glen Grant #2", was built in 1898 by the founders of the Glen Grant distillery, J. & J. Grant. Glen Grant #2 closed after four years, and was dormant until 1965, when it was rebuilt by Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd.[1] By that time, British law prohibited simultaneously operating distilleries from using the same name, and Glen Grant #2 was reopened as "Caperdonich". In 1967, two steam-heated pot stills were added. Technological advances allowed the distillery to be run by only two people.[2]
The distillery was sold to Seagram in 1977, and sold again to Pernod Ricard in 2001. One year after purchasing Caperdonich,[3]
Pernod Ricard closed the distillery. In autumn 2010 the distillery was demolished.[3] The copper stills and mash turn were sold and repurposed for use at the Falkirk distillery.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ridley, Neil (2019). The World of Whisky. Pavilion. ISBN 978-1911624639.
- ^ MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
- ^ a b "Caperdonich". Whisky-News.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Whisky: First bottles of Falkirk Distillery single malt to go under the hammer". Scotsman. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
edit- Scotch Whisky
- Whisky Distilleries
- Malt Madness Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine