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Glen Spey Distillery
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Details
Meaning:
Valley of the River Spey / Tal des Spey
Region:
Speyside
Location:
Rothes, Morayshire
Founded:
1878 by James Stuart & Co.
Current Owner:
Diageo
Status:
Active
Capacity:
1,390,000 litres / year
Blends:
J & B, Spey Royal, Glen Spey, Strath Spey
Notes:
The least known of the four Rothes distilleries
First distillery to have an English owner (W. & A. Gilbey in 1887) There are no official bottlings, and only a few independents The stills operate at a lower pressure than usual (4psi instead of 8psi) The distillery is haunted by a soldier who was electrocuted when the building was used as barracks Picture
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