Scotland: Whisky & Distilleries
The
Teaninich distillery has been founded by captain Hugh Munro in
1817, and in those days life was not easy for legal distillers.
It was rather difficult to get barley, because it was massively
bought by lots of moonshine distillers who were operating in the
same area. Things began to get better with the promulgation of
the
Excise Act in 1823.
The Teaninich distillery remained in the same family up to 1934
when it was acquired by the D.C.L. (Distillers Company Ltd.). However
as it was not easy to combine the military life an this of a distiller,
the distillery has been rented out. The last tenant was Robert
Innes Cameron, who was also shareholder of Benrinnes, Tamdhu and
Linkwood.
Teaninich is famous because it was the first distillery who had
electric light. It doubled its production capacity in 1962. In
1971 a new still house, called "a side" with 6 stills was created.
The old one, called "b side" has been rebuild in 1974 but mothballed
in 1985.
The first official versions of Teaninich single malt were marketed
in 1992. Most of the production is used in the UDV blends, amongst
others Johnnie Walker.
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