General view of distillery from south west, taken before the conversion of the maltings and removal of the kiln ventilators in 1964. Photograph inscr; 'Pure Highland Malt Whisky. Balmenach-Glenli ...

Description General view of distillery from south west, taken before the conversion of the maltings and removal of the kiln ventilators in 1964. Photograph inscr; 'Pure Highland Malt Whisky. Balmenach-Glenlivet Distillery Limited Strathspey, N.B. Established 1824.' Digital image of B 78698.

Date c. 1920

Catalogue Number SC 732356

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 78698

Scope and Content General view from south-west of Balmenach Distillery, Highland Balmenach Distillery was formally established in 1824, when legend has it James Macgregor was visited by an exciseman who advised him to 'take out a license on yon peat shed' in which he had been illicitly distilling whisky. Like most distilleries it has been renovated and has changed hands several times in the course of its history, before being 'mothballed' in 1993. It was acquired by Inver House distillers in 1997, and is now once more in use. This publicity photo shows the distillery before distinctive pagoda ventilators were removed from the malt kilns in 1964. The tall boiler house chimney towers over the maltings and long warehouses below. The distillery lies in close proximity to the village of Cromdale and once had its own rail link to the mainline station for the movement of casks and supplies. The first pagoda roof vent was installed at Dailuiane Distillery by the architect Charles Chree Doig in 1889 on top of a 24.38m-high malt kiln. The design was widely publicised by 'The Wine Trade Review' and was gradually adopted by most distilleries as a means of efficient ventilation. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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