Braeval distillery

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Braeval distillery
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Region: Speyside
LocationChapeltown, Banffshire, Scotland
Owner Chivas Brothers
(Pernod Ricard)
Founded1973 (1973)
StatusActive
Water sourcePreenie & Kate's Well (distilling), Pitilie Burn (cooling water)
No. of stills2 wash stills
4 spirit stills [1]
Capacity4,200,000
Mothballed2002-2008

Braeval distillery is a distiller of Scotch whisky in Chapeltown, Banffshire, Scotland. Founded in 1973 as Braes of Glenlivet, the distillery is owned by Chivas Brothers. The name was changed to avoid confusion with an unrelated single malt. [2]

History

Braeval distillery was built by Chivas Brothers in 1973 to supply malt for blends such as Chivas Regal. [3] It was built on a mountain ridge at Chapeltown in the heart of Speyside, Braeval is the highest distillery in Scotland at 350m in altitude. [4]

In 2001, Pernod Ricard bought Chivas Brothers from Seagram. [5]

The distillery was closed in October of 2002 but reopened in July of 2008. [6]

In 2017, the first Braeval single malt was released. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Braeval on Whisky.com
  2. ↑ "Baeval". Malt Madness. Johannes van den Heuvel. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Braeval". The Single Malt Shop. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Kindersley, Dorling (2008). Whisky. Dorling Kindersley Limited.
  5. ↑ "Pernod". The Telegraph. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Braeval (AKA Braes of Glenlivet)". Master of Malt. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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