| Speyburn distillery | |
| Type: | Speyside |
| Owner: | Inver House Distillers |
| Founded: | 1897 |
| Status: | Active |
| Source: | Granty Burn |
| Stills: | 1 wash still 1 spirit still |
| Capacity: | 1,000,000 litres |
Speyburn distillery Speyside Scottish whisky distillery, in Rothes, Moray, Scotland.
Speyburn distillery was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins & Company for the sum of £17,000. The site was chosen by John Hopkins himself for its unpolluted water supply from the Granty Burn, a minor tributary of the River Spey. Hopkins appointed the famous distillery architect Charles C Doig to design the distillery and to this day Speyburn has its classic pagoda ventilator, a hallmark of Doig's design.[1]
The proprietors, keen to have production started to ensure that the first fillings could bear the date 1897 - Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - had scheduled production to begin on 1 November 1897. However, due to delays, the stills did not run until 15 December. When production finally began, the still house was without doors and windows. Under the watchful eye of the distillery's manager, John Smith, the first spirit was run off in a violent snow storm with the distillery men working in overcoats and mufflers to protect them from the elements. However, the proprietors succeeded in achieving their ambition and one butt was produced and bonded bearing the date 1897.
Speyburn Speyside Single Malt Scotch whisky is exported throughout the world and it is currently the number 9 best selling single malt whisky in the USA.[2]
The distillery is owned by Inver House Distillers Limited, a distiller whose other distilleries include Old Pulteney Distillery, Knockdhu Distillery, Balblair Distillery, and Balmenach Distillery.
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020
Speyburn Arranta Casks - Silver
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Gold
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Gold
Speyburn 18 Years Old - Gold
World Whiskies Awards 2019
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Gold
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2019
Speyburn Arranta Casks - Silver
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn 18 Years Old - Silver
Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2019
Speyburn Arranta Casks - 95 Points, Great Value, Tried & True
Speyburn 10 Years Old - 87 Points
Speyburn 15 Years Old - 95 Points, Great Valie
Speyburn 18 Years Old - 93 Points
International Spirits Challenge 2018
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Silver
International Wine & Spirits Challenge 2018
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Silver
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Silver
Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2018
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Speyburn - 95 points in Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside competition
Speyburn Arranta Casks - Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside competition scores - Speyburn Arranta Casks
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside competition scores - Speyburn
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Scotch/Single Malt/Speyside competition scores - Speyburn Bradan Orach
San Francisco Wine & Spirits Challenge
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Double Gold
Speyburn 12 Years Old - Gold
Speyburn 25 Years Old - Gold
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Bronze
World Whisky Awards 2018
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Bronze
International Wine and Spirit Competition 2017
Speyburn Arranta Casks - Gold
Speyburn 15 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Silver
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Silver
New York International Spirits Competition 2017
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Double Gold
New York International Spirits Competition 2017
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn Arranta Casks - Silver
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017
Speyburn Arranta - Double Gold
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Gold
International Spirits Challenge 2017[3]
Speyburn Arranta Casks – Gold
Speyburn 10 Years Old - Silver
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Silver
Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2017[4]
Speyburn Arranta - 94 points, Great Value
Speyburn Bradan Orach - 91 points, Great Value
Speyburn 10 Years Old - 89 points
IWSC 2016[5]
Speyburn 10 Years Old – Silver
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Silver
Speyburn Arranta Casks – Silver Outstanding
International Spirits Challenge 2016[3]
Speyburn 10 Years Old – Silver
Speyburn Bradan Orach - Silver
Speyburn Arranta Casks - GoldUltimate Spirits Challenge 2016[6]
Speyburn 10 Years Old, Tried & True
Speyburn Bradan Orach 96 points, Great Value
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016[7]
Speyburn 10 Years Old – Silver
Speyburn Arranta Casks - Silver
New York World Spirits Competition[7]
Speyburn – Speyside Distillery of the Year