Bunnahabhain , Pronounced "Boonahaven" ( meaning the mouth of the river ) is the one distillery where you really have to go out of your way to go to it , It's at the end of a long (4 miles) , twisting single track road .The drive is breath-taking and well worth it , watch out for the Islay humour on the journey as well . Now the property of Burn Stewart Distillers , until recent times it was owned by Highland Distillers (The Edrington Group , owners of Macallan , Highland Park etc) .It's still under the managership of Ileach John Mac lellan , a great Islay man who everyone should do at least one tour with !
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Facts and Figures
- Date Opened - 1881 .
- Current Owners - Burn Stewart Distillers .
- Production(per Annum) - 1,000,000 Litres .
- Mill Type - Porteus .
- Barley Phenol Level - Bunnahabhain 2ppm , Peated 38ppm.
- Mash Tun Capacity - 13 Tonnes.
- Wash backs/Charge - 6 (Oregon Pine)/ 66,500 litres .
- Wash Stills - 2 .
- Wash Still Charge - 16,625 Litres.
- Spirit Stills - 2 .
- Spirit Still Charge - 9,000 Litres .
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It'll be interesting to see which way it heads under the new owner . Tours are available Monday - Friday by appointment only , ring 01496 - 840646 .You can view the website at www.bunnahabhain.com , full of useful info it is too ! |
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