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Gordon &
MacPhail unveil images of their proposed
distillery at Craggan, near
Grantown-on-Spey, Speyside.
Further to the announcement in May
last year from Gordon & MacPhail of
their plans to build a new distillery at
Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey, the
Speyside based whisky maker and bottler
has unveiled images of the new
distillery they hope to build in the
Cairngorm National Park in Scotland.
The yet to be named distillery has been
designed to take advantage of stunning
views across the River Spey to the
Cairngorm mountains. The circular design
of the building is intended disguise
much of the day to day working of the
distillery within the service yard and
sedum roofs will help the buildings
blend into the surrounding environment
when viewed from higher ground.
As part of the consultation process with
the local community more than 150 people
visited an exhibition and viewed the
plans for the new distillery, which
included computer generated images of
the distillery and associated buildings.
If the plans get the go ahead this will
be second distillery owned by the
Speyside basd family owned firm, with
Benromach Distillery at Forres being a
big success story for them. The second
distillery at Craggan if it happens will
have a production rate which will
initially be 375,000 litres per year,
although the distillery will be capable
of producing 2 million litres of alcohol
in the longer term.
Response locally to the plans has been
overwhelmingly positive. Ewen
Mackintosh, Gordon & MacPhail’s managing
director, said they had been delighted
at the response at an event held as part
of the planning process. "We’re really
pleased at the number of people who came
along to see our plans, we couldn’t have
asked for a warmer welcome. People are
saying how excited they are to see a
distillery being proposed for the area
as they believe it has the potential to
support Grantown-on-Spey as a
destination and encourage visitors to
stay longer in the town."
Gordon & MacPhail has been working
closely with architects NORR to create
the designs for the distillery, the
first new build Scotch malt whisky
distillery to be built in the Cairngorm
National Park.
Members of the fourth generation of the
Urquhart family, owners of Gordon &
MacPhail, were at the exhibition to hear
the views of the local community and
emphasise the company’s commitment to
the area.
As Stuart Urquhart, Gordon & MacPhail
Operations Director, explained: "We are
a longstanding family-owned business
with strong roots and commitment to the
north of Scotland. Building and
operating our second distillery is part
of our generational plan to grow a
long-term sustainable business, whilst
continuing to be part of the fabric of
the local community."
Gordon & MacPhail is a family owned
business which has built its knowledge
and experience of the Scotch whisky
industry over a 120-year history. In
1993, the Urquhart family realised a
long-held ambition when they acquired
Benromach Distillery and reopened it
after extensive refurbishment in 1998
and now the distillery at Craggan could
be the next chapter in the family owned
and run whisky businesses history.
You will find the current Gordon & MacPhail portfolio of whisky available
from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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