Dalwhinnie Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Dalwhinnie Whisky Distillery Information

Founded in 1898 by John Grant and Alex Mackenzie
Location Speyside region Southern district.
Water source Loch an Doirre-uaine

Dalwhinnie Whisky Distilling Equipment.
Stainless steel mash tun
1 Oregon pine and 5 Siberian pine washbacks
2 large onion shaped pot stills.
Traditional copper worm condensers
Matured in American oak bourbon casks.
Some whisky finished in Oloroso sherry casks

Dalwhinnie Scotch Whisky
Distillery History
The Dalwhinnie distillery is the highest in altitude of the Scottish distilleries at, 1057 feet above sea-level, the pure abundant water from the Lochan an Doirre-uaine high in the mountains, an ample supply of peat, and good communications by road and rail, were deciding factors in building the distillery at Dalwhinnie in 1898.The distillery was founded by a partnership of: John Grant (solicitor) Alex Mackenzie, who designed the distillery and George Sellar (Grocer).

However, they had formed the Strathspey Distillery, as it was first called, at the end of the 1890’s speculative boom in the industry and only months after it first began production, sever recession hit the whisky market and the company went into liquidation.

Shortly afterwards AP Blyth, acquired the rights to the distillery He changed the distillery name to Dalwhinnie and called in the renowned distillery architect, Charles Doig of Elgin, to improve the building and equipment.

In February 1905, AP Blyth & Son sold Dalwhinnie for £1250 to Cook & Bernheimer of New York and Baltimore, at that time the largest distillers in the United States.

Following the introduction of prohibition in the US (1920) the Dalwhinnie Distillery was sold to Macdonald Greenlees & Williams Ltd of Leith, who in turn sold it to the Distillers Company Ltd in 1926.

From 1930 Dalwhinnie was operated under the DCL subsidiary, Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd., now part of United Distillers & Vintners

In the early 1930's Dalwhinnie was still untouched by many of the services of the 20th Century. There were no telephone and electricity connections in the village, parafin lamps illuminated the distillery and equipment was powered by steam engines. However in 1934, a severe fire caused extensive damage. The distillery was rebuilt and refitted, and opened in 1938, only to shut down again during the Second World War as a result of Government restrictions to conserve barley for food supplies.

Dalwhinnie was refitted again in the 1960's and the malt barns were converted to warehousing in 1979. British Rail closed the private railway siding in 1979, and a new stretch of the A9 bypassed the village and the distillery.

In 1992 the distillery closed for a £3.2 million refurbishment, re-opening in March 1995, and now employs 6 people in the production of the "gentle Spirit".

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