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Distillery founded in 1892 by William Grant and Sons, it is one of the few remaining independent, family firms. The distillery was originally formed by the formed conversion of an 18th century mansion, Balvenie New House, which was then demolished in 1929 and its basement floor used as foundations for a new warehouse. With the demolition of New House, more buildings were required to be constructed including a 2-storey, 10 bay, block of maltings with traditional pagoda-roofed kiln. Unusually, Balvenie maintains its own working floor maltings as well as producing a certain amount of the grain used on its farm, Mains of Balvenie. The operation began with only 2 stills, which, along with other distilling equipment, is said to have come from Lagavulin distillery on Islay and Glen Albyn in Inverness. Now, production continues with 8 stills. A further rarity which sets Balvenie apart in the modern industry is that it continues to employ its own on-site coppersmiths and coopers.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Moray
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NJ34SW0007 - BALVENIE DISTILLERY