VisitingMannochmore is not open to visitors. It is also in the middle of the site, behind the Glenlossie Distillery, so is not easy to photograph from the road. However, I was able to get access to the distillery during a special tour during the Spirit of Speyside Festival.
Vital Stats
Mannochmore shares the site with Glenlossie distillery (built a century earlier), and a dark grains plant.
Built by Scottish Malt Distillers in 1971, it has always been owned by Diageo or one its predecessors The distillery is fully automated, including the spirit cut - in the older still room this is achieved by motors attached to the traditional manual handles on the spirit safe. The new still house doesn't have a traditional spirit safe at all, with the spirit being diverted to the appropriate receivers It was the source of an infamous black whisky (created by using double charred casks and a lot of caramel) called Loch Dhu in the 1990s. Mannochmore was mothballed between 1985-1989, and when re-opened for much of the time the distillery was operated by the same staff as Glenlossie - with the distilleries operating alternately. From 2008 both have been in full-time production. Malt Madness Wikipedia WhiskyMerchants scotchwhisky.com |
Getting ThereClick on the Google logo above for access to Street View, Directions etc
Open Cycle Map Bing Map Glenlossie Benriach Glen Elgin Miltonduff Distilleries Speyside Distilleries Lossie Nearest station is Elgin (ELG) (3 miles) Live Train Times. Mannochmore Distillery is near the village of Thomshill about 3 miles south west of Elgin between the A941 and B9010.
CyclingNearest Bike shops - Elgin:
Bikes and Bowls 7 High Street, Elgin 01343 549656 Halfords Lossie Wynd N, Elgin 01343 552030 Go to: Home Places Speyside Aberlour Craigellachie Dufftown Elgin Keith Rothes Distilleries Speyside Lossie BenRiach Benromach Dallas Dhu Glenburgie Glen Elgin Glenlossie Glen Moray Linkwood Longmorn Miltonduff Roseisle |
Photos on this page were taken by me. Click on photo to enlarge. Full size versions of all my photos of Mannochmore Distillery are available on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157628635785425/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157628635785425/