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(From Off Licence News)
Byline: Laura Clark
Several major distillers are expanding their production facilities to meet a global increase in demand for Scotch whisky.
Chivas Brothers is reopening its Braeval distillery, near Tomintoul, in July and has started talks with Moray Council about the expansion of Glenlivet, home of its flagship single malt. The moves comes as demand for Scotch whisky hits "a record high", according to chief executive Christian Porta. Construction has already started on Diageo's AGBP40 million plant at Roseisle in Moray. The distillery, the first to be built in Scotland in more than 30 years, will produce up to 10 million litres of spirit a year. The company said the move was down to the growing popularity of blended whisky.
Edrington is planning a AGBP40 million investment in its Macallan distillery in Speyside, which will boost production by more than 30 per ...