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Our Distillery

You can find Tamnavulin in the heart of the world’s most famous whisky-making region – Speyside. Our purpose-built distillery is looked after by a passionate and dedicated team of expert whisky makers, balancing tradition and modernity to create a signature Speyside single malt whisky.

The distillery sits on the site of a carding mill that dates back to the 16th century. The mill is still standing today, and its iconic wooden water wheel can be seen on every bottle of our sweet, smooth and fruity single malt whisky.

1966

The Tamnavulin distillery officially opens - marking the start of our journey to creating a signature Speyside single malt whisky

1995

We temporarily close our doors due to difficulties throughout the whisky industry...but you can't keep a good thing down for too long.

2000

With a renewed global appreciation for whisky making, we reopen - testing equipment and getting ready for the future.

2007

We undergo a major refurbishment, preparing to bring our sweet, smooth and fruity single malt whisky to the world.

2010

We make the decision to change the shape of our stills for a richer, deeper style of new make spirit perfect for wine cask maturation.

2016

Our iconic Double Cask single malt, the first expression in our current range, is launched, becoming an instant favourite to whisky drinkers everywhere.

2019

Hot on the heels of our successful launch of the Double Cask we begin to launch out Red Wine Cask Series.

2024

Building on the success of our Sherry Cask and Red Wine Cask Editions, We release our newest expression - Tamnavulin Port Cask Edition.

How we make our whisky

At Tamnavulin we take centuries of tradition and whisky-making knowledge and combine it with modern know-how to create a signature Speyside single malt whisky.

Milling

The whisky making process starts with milling, where we take the finest quality malted barley and pass it through our mill. Here, giant rollers crush the barley into a substance known as ‘grist’.

Mashing

We take our grist and combine it with natural spring water that comes straight off the surrounding mountains. This is placed in a large vessel called a ‘mash tun’ where it’s gently heated and mixed to create a sugary liquid known as ‘wort’.

Fermentation

The wort is transferred into a fermentation device called a ‘washback’, where yeast is added. The liquid is left for a number of days, allowing the yeast to convert the sugar in the wort into an alcoholic liquid called ‘wash’.

Distillation

The liquid is boiled in our unique copper stills, causing it to evaporate. These vapours rise up and along the still’s ‘arm’ converting back into liquid. This is repeated, and the liquid is then sent to a spirit safe, where it’s split into 3 parts, known as ‘the head’, ‘the heart’ and ‘the tail’. The heart is taken for maturation and the other two sent to be distilled again.

Maturation

Our new make spirit is initially matured in American White Oak ex-Bourbon casks and then, when the time is right, the whisky is finished in a second, different cask that perfectly complements and enhances the flavours. We call it: Single Malt, double Flavour.

How we make our whisky

Milling

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Mashing

Fermentation

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Distillation

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Maturation

Meet the team

The team at Tamnavulin may be small, but it is full of dedicated, skilled craftspeople who love nothing more than creating our sweet, smooth and fruity Speyside single malt whisky for you.

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