Scotland, Speyside: Single malt whisky through the producing distilleries: history, making, production and tasting notes

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Speyside:

Braeval (Braes of Glenlivet)

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The distillery

Braeval Distillery (Braes of Glenlivet)
Chapeltown, Ballindalloch
Banffshire AB37 9JS
+44 154278-3342

Owner : Pernod Ricard

Creation date: 1973

Founded in 1973 under the name "Braes of Glenlivet", the distillery was intended to produce malt exclusively for the needs of the blenders, especially for the brands of the owner, The Chivas and Glenlivet group.
It was the most modern distillery in Scotland in those days. In 1995 the the Braes of Glenlivet distillery has been renamed in Braeval, because its owner did not want to mention Glenlivet as part of the name of any distillery but "The Glenlivet" anymore. They own "The Glenlivet" as well. The renaming took place in 1995.
The distillery does not have own warehouses, and the first make spirit is brought in tank lorries to the central warehouses of Chivas, in Keith.
The whisky is exclusively made for blending purposes, and most of the production is used in the blends of the owning company, but it is appreciated by many other blenders as well.

The whisky

The sites below offer tasting notes for this distillery. Please click on the logo to access this notes.

		www.whisky-distilleries.info
		passionnesdumalt.free.fr
		Club o. mosellan des amateurs de whisky
		www.whisky-distilleries.info
		www.whisky-fun.com

Geography

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Speyside

The Speyside area is situated at the North of the Cairngorm mountain and goes to the Moray firth. It is delimited by two rivers: the Findhorn at the West side and the Deveron on the East side.
The area is named after the river Spey. Most of the distilleries take their water in one of its affluents; the Fiddich, the Livet or the Avon.
About sixty distilleries from Speyside are described on this site.

Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information
about the Speyside area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please
click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow

Photos of the distillery

Last update: Tuesday, 21-Jul-2009 18:47:15 CEST
Tue 16 03 2010, 00:24 - 96 visiteurs au cours de la dernière heure et 6 visiteurs sur le site en ce moment.
Copyright:Jean-Marie Putz (2003-2007)

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