Glen Moray was founded in 1897 and reconstructed from Elgin West Brewery (1830). This makes sense, since the first part of whisky distilling is akin to brewing beer (forget about the hops).
Due to financial difficulties, the distillery was sold in 1920 to MacDonald & Muir who already had acquired Glenmorangie two years earlier. For many years they would continue as sister distilleries under the company name Glenmorangie plc. In 2004 LVMH acquired Glenmorangie plc but sold Glen Moray on to La Martiniquaise in 2008. The distillery is still in French hands.
Water source
Lossie River
Malt source
Commercial maltsters. Until 1978 Glen Moray took care of its own malting with a Saladin Box (a rarity in the industry, invented by a French engineer in the late 1800s).
Capacity
5.7 million litres of alcohol per annum
Location
Elgin, Speyside
