History
The Dufftown Distillery was founded in 1895 by the newly formed company Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery Co. in an old, converted flour mill. At the time, there were already five distilleries in Dufftown.
One of the founders, Peter Mackenzie, took over the distillery in 1897 alone. He already owned the Blair Athol Distillery in Pitlochry with his company Peter Mackanzie & Co. In 1933, his company went to Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd., which was acquired in 1985 by Guinness.
After Guinness merged with the DCL in 1986, Dufftown became part of the UDV and thus from 1997 part of the large company Diageo plc.
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Meaning of the name |
Duff's city (name of the city founder) |
Whisky region |
Speyside |
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Pronunciation |
Daff-ten/ Daff-taun |
Status |
In operation |
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Owner |
Diageo plc
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Capacity per year |
ca. 6.000.000 Liter |
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Address |
Dufftown Distillery Dufftown AB55 4BR |
Style of the house |
Aromatic, malty, light, grassy, dry, nutty |
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Contact |
www.malts.com +44 (0)1340820224 |
Founding year |
1895 |
Production
The needed malt for the Dufftown distillery comes from the Burghead malting in Elgin.
After delivery, it is ground to grist in the old malt mill from the 1930s, then it comes in the huge mash tuns.
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1 mash tun (full lauter) |
Vat and lid made of stainless steel |
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12 wash backs |
made of stainless steel, stand in the fermentation house |
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3 wash stills |
pear-shaped, with no bulges |
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3 spirit stills |
pear-shaped, with no bulges |
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Tube condensers |
stand in the stillhouse |
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Number of distillation operations |
2 |
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Water source |
Jock's Well |
The storage
The malt from Dufftown is mostly gerlagert in ex-Bourbon barrels, with sherry casks are used.
Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd. uses most of the malts for their blends.
Available from us:
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 years Sepyside Single Malt 0,7l
Singleton of Dufftown 28 years Vintage 1985-2013 Sample
