Facts about this distillery
Established
1878
Owner
The Edrington Group
Annual Capacity
5,200,000 Litres
Region
Speyside
Number of Stills
Ten pot stills – five wash, five spirit
Glenrothes Distillery. From rags to riches in Rothes, Speyside.
James Stuart was renowned in the Rothes area of Speyside. He was involved with the superlative Macallan Distillery after building Rothes’ Glenrothes Distillery in 1878. Yet, early on, Glenrothes never quite got the luck it wanted.
A seriously explosive Scotch?
The first run of the whisky was over-proof, in other words, highly flammable. The explosion that followed was the first event of many. More mayhem followed, such as a fire in 1897, a serious explosion in 1903, a fire in 1922, and again in 1962.
Yet the positives were to outweigh the negatives. A full-scale renovation in 1982 made the still hall the size it is today, with five wash stills and five spirit stills. Glenrothes was and is again, part of the Edrington Group. A huge number of casks and bottles can be bought from 12-years upwards to 40-years.
Glenrothes. Macallan’s Scotch sibling.
The distillery (often referred to as Macallan’s sister distillery) is a short distance from the scenic town of Rothes. It is aged in the same sherry casks as Macallan. Glenrothes continues to interest investors and independents; and with growing interest comes inflated prices.
Since it opened, the Glenrothes malt has been one of the most sought after on Speyside. Many accolades and awards followed and continue to do so.
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