Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Glenspey Distillery
Glenspey Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown · 8.9 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Glenspey Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.5260°, -3.2100°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glen Spey distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Rothes, Moray at the centre of the Speyside whisky producing area of Scotland.
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Background
History
Glen Spey distillery was built in 1878 by James Stuart & Co. under the name 'Mill of Rothes'. It actually started its life as an oatmeal mill - founder James Stuart was a corn merchant before he ventured into the whisky world. The distillation equipment was simply added to the existing mill in the years before the Glen Spey distillery was sold to the Gilbey company of London in 1887. In 1962, W&A Gilbey merged with United Wine Traders to form International Distillers and Vintners. It expanded production capacity from two to four stills in 1970. In 1998, International Distillers & Vintners was merged with United Distillers to create United Distillers & Vintners, forming the spirits division…
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- Coordinates
- 57.5260, -3.2100
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB38 7AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Established
- 1878
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown — 8.9 km
Sources
- osm: w98351260 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glen Spey distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glen Spey Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 885814.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenspey Distillery?
- Glenspey Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB38 7AA).
- When was Glenspey Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1878.
- Who owns Glenspey Distillery?
- Glenspey Distillery is owned by Diageo.
- How do I get to Glenspey Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB38 7AA. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.