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| Region:Speyside | |
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| Location | Cromdale,Scotland |
| Owner | Inver House Distillers |
| Founded | 1824 |
| Status | Active |
| Water source | Spring on the Cromdale Hills |
| No. of stills | 3 wash stills, 3 spirit stills[1] |
| Capacity | 2,000,000 litres of alcohol |
57°19′36.15″N3°32′2.07″W / 57.3267083°N 3.5339083°W /57.3267083; -3.5339083Balmenach distillery is aSpeyside single maltScotch whiskydistillery situated in the district ofCromdale,Scotland on the banks of theRiver Spey The distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom Lethendry where the Jacobites were defeated in theBattle of Cromdale in 1690.
The Distillery is owned by Inver House Distillers Limited, a privately owned distiller whose other distilleries include:Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery;Knockdhu Distillery;Balblair Distillery; and,Old Pulteney Distillery.[2]
Balmenach distillery was established in 1824 by James McGregor, from a family of farmers and illicit distillers who resided inTomintoul.[3][4] Balmenach distillery is one of the earliest distilleries sanctioned as a result of theExcise Act 1823. In 1897 the distillery was purchased by Glenlivet.[4]
In 1925 became part ofThe Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).[2] The distillery was served by its own railway branch off theStrathspey Railway until 1969. The distillery closed in 1941 and re-opened in 1947, following expansion of its facilities.[4]
In 1997 Balmenach was sold toInver House Distillers.[3]
