Fettercairn

The history

The Fettercairn Distillery was founded in 1824 by Sir Alexander Remsey, who owned the lands around Fettercairn. As one of the first distilleries, Fettercairn was licensed under the new law of lowered whiskey taxes.

Originally, the distillery building was an old flour mill that had already been converted by some farmers into black burning.

In 1887 the distillery was devastated by a destructive fire that made reconstruction almost impossible. Only three years later, production could be resumed. Financial problems in 1926 meant that the distillery had to be shut down.

It was not until 1939 that Fettercairn was reopened under the Associated Scottish Distillers Ltd, a subsidiary of the American company Train to McIntyr. In 1973, it was sold to the Scottish & Universal Investment Trust (White & Mackay). It was followed by several changes of ownership due to business combinations.

Currently Fettercairn produces under the brandy producer Emperador Inc.

The production

In 1960, the own malting the Fettercairn Distillery was abandoned. In 1966 the capacity was increased and two more stills installed.

The two spirits stills have an all-around water channel at the top of their head. This generates a reflux by cooling (reflux of the alcohol condensed on the still walls) to make the whiskey softer.

The storage

The malts ripen in the low storehouses with natural soils, on the distillery grounds. It is mainly used ex-bouron casks and ex-sherry casks.