Benriach Floor Maltings

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Benriach floor maltings.

The floor maltings were in use again and remained so continuously until 1999. 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. 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. Capacity mlpa i 2 condenser type i traditional column condenser fermentation time i 48 50hrs.

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. 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. 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.

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. 2013 benriach s floor maltings is reopened.