Caperdonich distillery
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{{Infobox Scottish Distillery
| Name = Caperdonich Distillery
| Type = Speyside
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| Owner = Chivas Brothers
| Founded = 1898
| Status = Closed/demolished
| Source = Caperdonich Burn
| Stills = 2 wash, 2 spirit
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Caperdonich distillery was a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Rothes, Scotland.
Caperdonich operated between 1898 and 1902, and then again between 1965 and 2002. Caperdonich whisky was a component of some blends of Chivas Regal.
History
Caperdonich, originally known as "Glen Grant #2", was built in 1898 by the founders of the Glen Grant distillery, J. & J. Grant. Glen Grant #2 closed after four years, and was dormant until 1965, when it was rebuilt by Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd.{{Cite book |last=Ridley |first=Neil |title=The World of Whisky |date=2019 |publisher=Pavilion |isbn=978-1911624639}} By that time, British law prohibited simultaneously operating distilleries from using the same name, and Glen Grant #2 was reopened as "Caperdonich". In 1967, two steam-heated pot stills were added. Technological advances allowed the distillery to be run by only two people.{{Cite book |last=MacLean |first=Charles |title=Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky |publisher=Birlinn |year=2012}}
The distillery was sold to Seagram in 1977, and sold again to Pernod Ricard in 2001. One year after purchasing Caperdonich, Pernod Ricard closed the distillery. In autumn 2010 the distillery was demolished.{{cite web|url=http://www.whisky-news.com/En/distilleries/Caperdonich.html |title=Caperdonich |publisher=Whisky-News.com |access-date=2013-03-11}} One pair of copper stills was sold to Belgian Owl distillery, while the copper other pair of stills and mash tun were sold and repurposed for use at the Falkirk distillery.{{Cite web |title=Whisky: First bottles of Falkirk Distillery single malt to go under the hammer|url=https://www.scotsman.com/business/whisky-first-bottles-of-falkirk-distillery-single-malt-to-go-under-the-hammer-4450328 |access-date=31 January 2024 |publisher=Scotsman}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.scotchwhisky.net/distilleries/silent/caperdonich.htm Scotch Whisky]
- [http://www.whisky-distilleries.info/Bottles/Caperdonich_EN.shtml Whisky Distilleries]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110612142913/http://www.maltmadness.com/whisky/caperdonich.html Malt Madness]}}
{{Scottish Distilleries}}
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Category:Distilleries in Scotland
Category:Speyside area distilleries
Category:1898 establishments in Scotland
Category:1902 disestablishments in Scotland
Category:2002 disestablishments in Scotland
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2010
Category:Food and drink companies established in 1898
Category:Food and drink companies established in 1965
Category:Food and drink companies disestablished in the 1900s
Category:Food and drink companies disestablished in 2002
Category:Re-established companies
Category:British companies established in 1898
Category:British companies established in 1965