Facts about this distillery
Established
1897
Owner
Takara Shuzo Group
Annual Capacity
5,050,000 Litres
Region
Highland
Number of Stills
Eight pot stills – 4 wash, 4 spirit
Tomatin Distillery. A Highland single malt by name, and nature.
Established in 1897, under the name of Tomatin Spey Distillery Co Ltd, the lush green grass site of Tomatin Distillery is a Highlander by name and nature. Tomatin is Gaelic for ‘hill of the juniper bush’. Just south of Inverness, the distillery sits in perfectly manicured grounds.
Tomatin closed after only nine years of production. It fired back into action in 1909, and throughout the 20th century was expanded at an immense rate. Only two pot stills were used until 1958. Yet by the 1970’s, 23 stills produced a phenomenal 12 million litres of whisky per year.
Tomatin faced liquidation in the 1980s, when its whisky output was only around 5 million litres a year. Alas, Tomatin went bankrupt in 1906.
Scotch’s first ever Japanese connection.
After the liquidation of its owners in 1986, Japanese conglomerate Takara Shuzo saved the day, and the distillery. Tomatin also became the first Scotch whisky distillery to be owned by Japanese investors.
Today’s malts and blends.
The distillery is still owned by the Takara Shuzo Group, with much of its whisky being sent to Japan for their Japanese blends. Several limited releases are also made to this day, including a 32- and 40-year. Most recently, Tomatin has started to make a lightly peated single malt called Cù Bòcan. But it’s rare. It’s only produced one week per year.
Free Whisky Brochure
Download your
free whisky investment guide
Request our brochure today and discover why the wealthy are pouring their money into whisky for a safe, secure way to grow their capital.