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| Region:Speyside | |
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| Location | Chapeltown,Banffshire,Scotland |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard) |
| Founded | 1973 (1973) |
| Status | Active |
| Water source | Preenie & Kate's Well (distilling), Pitilie Burn (cooling water) |
| No. of stills | 2 wash stills 4 spirit stills[1] |
| Capacity | 4,200,000 |
| Mothballed | 2002-2008 |
Braeval distillery is a distiller ofScotch whisky in Chapeltown,Banffshire,Scotland. Founded in 1973 asBraes of Glenlivet, the distillery is owned byChivas Brothers. The name was changed to avoid confusion withan unrelated single malt.[2]
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 fromSeagram.[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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57°16′17.0″N03°15′32.8″W / 57.271389°N 3.259111°W /57.271389; -3.259111 (Braeval Distillery)
