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Fettercairn Whisky Distillery Statistics
| Malting Capacity: |
Nil - malting ceased in 1960 |
| Malt Source: |
Bairds Malt |
| Malt Type: |
Optic - very lightly peated |
| Malt Storage: |
3 x 40T |
| Mill Type: |
Boby |
| Grist Storage: |
4.6T |
| Mash Tun Construction: |
Traditional |
| Mash Size: |
4.6T |
| No. of Wash Backs: |
8 |
| Wash Back Construction: |
Oregon pine |
| Wash Back Capacity: |
26,000L |
| Yeast: |
Dried yeast |
| Fermentation period: |
48 hours |
| No. of Wash Stills: |
2 |
| Wash Still Charge: |
13,000L |
| Heat Source: |
1 steam pans, 1 steam coils |
| Wash Still Shape: |
Traditional |
| No. of Spirit Stills: |
2 |
| Spirit Still Charges: |
13,500L & 11,500L |
| Heat Source: |
Steam coils |
| Spirit Still Shape: |
Traditional with water cooled necks |
| Current Annual Distillery Output: |
1.5m litres of alcohol |
| Cask storage: |
14 dunnage warehouses |
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