Lees ik nu dat de distilleerderij in de mottenballen stond en waarschijnlijk volgend jaar weer gaat produceren. Kwist niet eens dat hij stil lag
Pernod Ricard ponders plans for distillery.
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard will consider building a new distillery in Scotland if it sees demand continuing to rise after the re-opening of its last mothballed site at Glen Keith next year.
Christian Porta, chief executive of Pernod's Chivas Brothers arm, said production would restart at Glen Keith in Banffshire early next year after a 13-year hiatus.
It will be capable of producing six million litres of malt spirit, boosting Chivas's malt whisky production capacity by around 10% to 15%.
The French giant previously reopened Allt A'Bhainne in 2005 and Braeval in 2008. It also doubled capacity at Glenlivet.
"Once we have re-opened all the distilleries that have been open in the past we will have maximised capacity at our distilleries," Mr Porta said.
"If we believe the Scotch whisky industry and our volumes and sales will continue to grow, we will consider opening a new distillery."
The news comes just days after The Herald revealed arch rival Diageo is considering constructing a new distillery in the next couple of years to keep pace with growth in emerging markets.
Glen Keith was founded in 1957 and most of its spirit went into blends including Chivas Brothers' flagship Chivas Regal, although it also produced peated and unpeated single malts under brands including Glenisla and Craigduff.
Previous owner Seagrams closed Glen Keith in 1999 when whisky demand was hit by the Asian financial crisis.
