GLENRINNES DISTILLERY
Our Speyside home at the foot of Ben Rinnes.
Glenrinnes Distillery is an eye-catching, purpose-built distillery located in SPEYSIDE, Scotland.
Following the construction of our distillery during 2018, Glenrinnes Distillery started producing spirits in early 2019. Rather than building the distillery and then working out what to make, we created our recipes first and then designed the distillery specifically to produce these world-class spirits. In keeping with the estate’s organic ethos, the Glenrinnes Distillery is committed to excellence, with only the best organic ingredients being sourced to create Eight Lands spirits.
THE WATER
Our spirits are made with spring water drawn from the Clashmarloch spring on the lowest slopes of Ben Rinnes. This is rather unusual - many gins and vodkas bring their spirits to drinking strength away from where they are made. We prefer to use our Scottish spring water.
Our neighbours are some of the best-known whiskies in the world: Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Aberlour, Glenfarclas, Macallan, Balvenie. These iconic distilleries were built along the Spey river for one reason: it gave them access to some of the purest water on the planet.
PROCESS
Craft, instinct and passion are certainly key elements of what makes our spirits so special but it takes more to create consistently high quality products. Our processes and procedures, regular measuring and testing, superb ingredients, and the equipment in our lab all contribute to making Eight Lands memorable for the right reasons.
Our stills - including our 1,000 litre pot still "Rebecca" - have been built and installed by highly skilled, local firms, and designed to allow incredible flexibility in what we can produce on site. Our semi-automated bottling and labelling line also means that we can control all elements of production.
KIT
We recognise our role as both a consumer and a producer. We don’t claim to be perfect but we try to be responsible, sustainable and respectful in our activities.
Today, our distillery has roof-mounted solar panels to help with energy capture. Our condenser system recirculates water to minimise water wastage. Our packaging, including for postage for direct sales, is almost entirely recyclable. Our decision to use only organic ingredients has significant benefits for ecology. We even share some of our waste products with our farm to be used as animal feed.
