The history
The Dalwhinnie Distillery was originally founded in 1897 under the name Strathspey. Just one year later, the company of three founders John Grant, Alexander Mackanzie and George Sellar went bankrupt. The distillery was then divided equally by A.P. Blyth & Sons. and John Sommerville & Co., who renamed them Dalwhinnie.
As early as 1905, Cook & Bernheimer bought up Dalwhinnie, until in 1919 Greenlees & Williams ltd. was taken over and sold in 1926 to the DCL. In 1987, the UDV took over the management of the distillery.
In 1934, a major fire destroyed a large part of the distillery, as a result, Dalwhinnie four years later could resume production.
Today, Dalwhinnie Distillery is owned by Diageo plc and is part of their Classic Malts range.
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Meaning of the name |
Meetiong point |
Whisky region |
Speyside |
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Pronunciation |
Dall-winnie |
Status |
In operation |
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Owner |
Diageo plc
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Capacity per year |
ca. 2.750.000 Liter |
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Address |
Dalwhinnie Distillery Dalwhinnie PH19 1AA |
Style of the house |
Aromatic, honey, fruity, soft, slightly peaty |
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Contact |
www.discovering-distilleries.com/dalwhinnie +44 (0)1540672219 |
Founding year |
1897 |
The production
Dalwhinnie Distillery sources her malt from the United Distillers malting plants in Burghead and Roseisle. Since 1968, the own malting is no longer in operation. The barley malt is ground to grist from a very old Porteus mill.
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1 mash tun (full lauter) |
Lid and tub made of stainless steel |
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6 wash backs |
5 of Siberian larch and one of Douglas fir wood |
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1 wash stills |
medium-sized, onion-shaped, without indentation or bulge |
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1 spirit stills |
medium-sized, onion-shaped, without indentation or bulge |
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Tube condensers |
Going outside with spiral tubes at the end (worm tubes) |
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Number of distillation operations |
2 |
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Water source |
Allt an t'Sluie Burn |
The storage
The storage of malts takes place on the distillery grounds and mainly in ex-Bourbon barrels. Only finnishing uses ex-sherry casks or other types of barrels for some varieties.
Most of the malts produced are used for the blends of the brands> Buchanan's <and> Black & White <by Diageo.
