Speyburn

Introduction:

Official Bottlings: Speyburn Distillery focuses on its 10 – year – old expression as the centerpiece of its official bottling range. They also offer an official 21 – year – old, 25 – year – old, and 30 – year – old bottling. The current range includes the 10 – year – old, 25 – year – old, Brandan Orach (meaning ‘Golden Salmon’ in Gaelic), and occasionally the Speyburn Clan Cask aged in Pedro Ximinez Sherry casks.

Independent Bottlings: Numerous independent bottlings of Speyburn have been released, primarily by Douglas Laing and Gordon & MacPhail. These independent releases span from 12 years old to 30 years old, including Distillers Choice bottlings.

Production:

Water Source Speyburn draws water from two local sources, the Broad Burn and the Granty Burn, both of which contribute to the River Spey.

Capacity The distillery has a production capacity of 1 million liters per year. The renowned distillery architect Charles Doig designed the distillery’s buildings.

Pot Stills :

Speyburn has one wash still with a capacity of 13,500 liters and one spirit still with a capacity of 13,563 liters. These medium-sized stills deviate from the traditional Speyside shape, featuring wide necks to maximize copper exposure.

The Maltings:

Speyburn used to lightly peat its own malt until 1968 when it switched to buying malt from an industrial source. It was the first distillery to install a drum maltings.

The Warehouse:

Speyburn has two traditional dunnage warehouses where its Single Malt is aged. The distillery employs a combination of ex-Bourbon and Pedro Ximinez Sherry casks for maturation.

The History:

Speyburn distillery was founded in 1897 by John and Edward Hopkins, coinciding with Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The management was transferred to the Speyburn – Glenlivet Distillery Company, later taken over by DCL in 1916. The site experienced temporary closures due to wartime restrictions and housing Scottish Artillery regiments. Production resumed in 1947. Scottish Malt Distillers managed the distillery from 1962 until Inver House Distillers purchased it in 1991. Pacific Spirits acquired the distillery in 2001, followed by International Beverage Holdings in 2006.

Visitor’s Centre:

Speyburn is not open to the public and lacks a visitor’s centre. However, an ‘online tour’ of the distillery is available on their official website, providing an overview of the production stages.

Visitor information:

Speyburn Distillery
Rothes
Aberlour
Banffshire
AB38 7AG
Tel: +44 (0)870-8881314
Email: onlineshop@interbevgroup.com