Holiday Balvenie Coaster Stamping

The Balvenie distillery was built in 1892 by William J. Grant. The name Balvenie means 'village of luck'. The company is still in the hand of the William Grant & Sons Ltd. When the distillery was built Grant had to save a bit on the equipment. The stills were used stills from the Lagavulin distillery. Over the years the Balvenie Whisky became very popular and the distillery increased the number of stills from two to four. In 1971 the whole distillery was renovated and the number of stills was increased to a total of nine stills.

The Balvenie has never stood still in the course of its history, even if production had to be reduced during the wars. Although many distilleries had to close during Prohibition, The Balvenie did not. For the distillery in Dufftown, this only meant a reduction in competition.