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The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet, and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name. It is described in packaging and advertising as "The single malt that started it all". It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since. The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World War II. The Glenlivet distillery has grown in the post-war period to become one of the biggest single malt distilleries in order to keep up with global demand; The Glenlivet brand is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt brand globally.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky )〕 Today, the distillery is owned by the French alcoholic beverages company Pernod Ricard and they oversee the distillery's production of 5,900,000 proof litres per annum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glenlivet Distillery )〕 The majority of this – enough for 6 million bottles – is sold as ''The Glenlivet'' single malt, with the remainder being used in Pernod Ricard's blended whisky brands.〔 == Production == The distillery draws water from Josie's Well and other springs a short distance from the distillery. The malt comes from Crisp Maltings, Portgordon. Glenlivet's stills are lantern shaped with long, narrow necks, all of which helps to produce a light tasting spirit. The distillery has 4 wash stills each with a capacity of 15,000 litres and 4 spirit stills with a capacity of 10,000 litres.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glenlivet Distillery )〕 Spirit from the distillery is then matured in oak casks formerly used to mature bourbon, as is normal throughout the industry, with some products being finished in casks previously used to store sherry and port.〔 Glenlivet is categorised as a Speyside distillery. The Glenlivet range consists of 12 Years, 15 Years, 16 Years Nàdurra, 18 Years, 21 years, and 25 years, with a number of limited edition whiskies such as the Cellar Collection.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Glenlivet - Product Range )〕 Glenlivet also produces a range for the travel retail and duty-free shop markets, which differs slightly from the normal range. The main product range from the distillery is ''The Glenlivet'' range of single malt scotch whisky, but whisky from the distillery is also used in the production of Pernod Ricard's other brands, including ''Chivas Regal'' and ''Royal Salute whisky'' brands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glenlivet Distillery: Speyside distillery )〕 Bottling of The Glenlivet took place at a Chivas Brothers bottling plant at Newbridge just outside of Edinburgh,〔 but that plant was sold at the end of 2009 with bottling to be transferred to other Chivas Brothers plants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=80 jobs to go as Chivas Bros reveals Newbridge bottling plant sale )〕 In 2008, The Glenlivet announced expansion plans for the distillery to keep up with increased demand. This includes the installation of a new mash tun, new stills and new wash backs.〔http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=93133〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Glenlivet distillery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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