Tamnavulin distillery is a producer of

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that was founded in 1966.

History

In 1966, Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. built the Tamnavulin distillery in order to satisfy the growing demand from whisky blenders such as Whyte & Mackay, Crawfords, and Mackinlay's. In 1993,

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became the owners of Tamnavulin when the company purchased Invergordon Distillers (the parent company of the Tamnavulin-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd.) The purchase price of £382 million also included the distilleries Bruichladdich,

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, and

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. The Tamnavulin distillery was closed in May 1995. Ownership was transferred to Kyndal International in 2001, and then to the United Spirits division of

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in 2007, operated by Whyte & Mackay. The distillery began operating once again in July 2007 after a major refurbishment with new automation and process control which was installed by Canongate Technology. Tamnavulin is now owned by

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, who purchased Whyte & Mackay in 2014 for £430m. Along with

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, it produces whisky for the company's blended Scotch whisky brands.

Operation

With its nine washbacks and six stills, Tamnavulin is sufficiently equipped with modern distilling technology to produce up to 4.3 million litres of alcohol per year. The distillation water supply comes from natural underground springs. The Distillery does not currently have a visitor centre and is closed to the public

Products

In 2016, Tamnavulin was re-launched in the UK as a single malt to mark the 50th anniversary of the distillery. In 2019, a Sherry finish was launched, and in 2020 three red wine cask finishes were launched, a French Cabernet Sauvignon, a Spanish Grenache and a German Pinot Noir. A Tempranillo wine cask finish was also produced for sale in Global Travel Retail. In 2021 an American Cabernet Sauvignon cask finish was added to the red wine series In 2022 a white wine cask finish, Sauvignon Blanc was launched Tamnavulin is the fastest growing single malt in the world

References

External links

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