Glenmorangie distillery
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Glenmorangie distillery (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: listenⓘ; the toponym is believed to derive from either Gaelic Gleann Mòr na Sìth "vale of tranquillity" or Gleann Mór-innse "vale of big meadows")[3] is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky.
Region: Highland | |
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Location | Tain |
Coordinates | 57°49′33.2″N 4°4′40.8″W |
Owner | Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy |
Founded | 1843[1] |
Status | Operational |
Water source | Tarlogie Springs in the Tarlogie Hills |
No. of stills | 6 wash stills 6 spirit stills[2] |
Capacity | 6.5 million litres per annum |
Glenmorangie | |
Type | Single malt |
Age(s) | Original (10 Years) "Extra Matured" Range (~12 Years) 18 Years 25 Years |
Cask type(s) | American white oak, ex-bourbon whiskey casks (main) Oloroso sherry casks Ruby port casks Sauternes wine casks "Artisan" air-dried white oak casks |
ABV | 40–46% |
The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie is categorised as a Highland distillery and boasts the tallest stills in Scotland.[4] It is available in Original, 18-, and 25-year-old bottlings, special cask bottlings, cask finishes, extra matured bottlings, and a range of special edition bottlings.