Ben Nevis distillery

Ben Nevis Distillery

Ben Nevis is a whiskey distillery in Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK.

History

The distillery at the foot of Ben Nevis, whose name she has assumed, was founded in 1825 by " Long" John MacDonald. After his death in 1856, his son Donald took over the distillery. Since 1908 the building of the former Nevis distillery, which was founded in 1878 by Donald P. MacDonald, as warehouses serve. 1955 came the distillery in the possession of the Canadian millionaire Joseph W. Hobbs, who had installed a 1971 again degraded Coffey Still. It could thus be made ​​for the first time in a distillery next to Malt and Grain whiskey. In 1978 the production was stopped. In 1981, Joseph Hobbs, Jr. sold the distillery to Long John Distillers and Whitbread, 1984 resumed production, but in 1986 einstellten again. In 1989, the Nikka distillery. Since 1990 is produced again.

Production

The water belonging to the Highlands / Western Highlands distillery comes from the Allt A Mhullin Burn. It has a mash tun ( mash do ) ( 9.5 t) of stainless steel and six fermentation tanks (wash backs) ( together 300,000 liters ). Is distilled in two wash stills ( together 50,000 l ) and two spirit stills are heated over steam coils ( a total of 40,000 l).

Visits

Ben Nevis has a visitor center and can be visited.

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