Bunnahabhain distillery explained

Bunnahabhain distillery
Type:Islay
Image Size:200
Location:Islay
Owner:Distell
(Heineken N.V.)
Founded:1881
Status:Operational
Source:Margadale River
Stills:2 wash (30,000 litres)
2 spirit (15,000 litres) [1]
Capacity:3,500,000 litres per annum
Website:bunnahabhain.com
Misc Heading:Location map

Bunnahabhain distillery (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-staile Bun na h-Abhainne, in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic pronounced as /t̪əˈs̪t̪alə punəˈhavɪɲ/) was founded in 1881 near Port Askaig on Islay and is owned by the Scotch whisky producer Distell Group Limited a subsidiary of Heineken N.V,. The village of Bunnahabhain was founded to house its workers.

History

The Bunnahabhain is one of the milder single malt Islay whiskies available and its taste varies greatly from other spirits to be found on the island of Islay, off the west coast of Scotland.

Initially the distillery was owned by the Islay Distillery Company, but in 1887 it was taken over by the Highland Distilleries Company.[2] The earliest records of the use of electricity on Islay are from 1894 when the Bunnahabhain Distillery was provided with electric light.[3]

Originally the distillery was supplied by ship, but in 1960 a road was built to the distillery. The last delivery by ship was in 1993.[4] The distillery closed in 1981 but was reopened in 1984 when demand picked up.[5] In 2003 it was acquired by Burn Stewart which merged with Distell in 2014 (later acquired by Heineken N.V.)[6] and is one of nine active distilleries on the island.

The name Bunnahabhain is an anglicisation of Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Bun na h-Abhainne, Scottish Gaelic for Mouth of the River.[7] [8]

Managers

Products

Core products as of 2022 include:[11]

There are several independent bottler releases from these brands, including That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Douglas Laing & Co, and Duncan Taylor.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20141203132308/http://www.whisky.com/whisky-database/distilleries/details/fdb/Distilleries/Details//bunnahabhain.html Bunnahabhain on Whisky.com
  2. News: . Commercial Items . Dundee Courier . Scotland . 18 October 1888 . 28 August 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. News: . Enterprise in Islay . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser . Scotland . 3 February 1894 . 28 September 2023 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. Web site: About Us . . Bunnahabhain.com . Bunnahabhain Distillery . 8 January 2022 .
  5. News: . Distillery on Islay to Reopen . Aberdeen Press and Journal . Scotland . 4 November 1983 . 28 August 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  6. News: Distell buys Scottish whisky distiller . Financial Times . 15 April 2013 . 2014-12-30.
  7. Web site: LearnGaelic - Dictionary. learngaelic.scot. 2017-12-17.
  8. Web site: Bunnahabhain. www.ainmean-aite.scot. en-GB. 2017-12-17. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213185711/https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/bunnahabhain/. dead.
  9. News: . Bunnahabhain . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser . Scotland . 6 December 1902 . 28 August 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  10. News: . Commercial Items . Aberdeen Press and Journal . Scotland . 22 October 1902 . 28 August 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  11. Web site: Core Range . . Bunnahabhain.com . Bunnahabhain Distillery . 8 January 2022 .

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