Dalwhinnie Whisky

Dalwhinnie Highland Whisky

Dalwhinnie er en skotsk single malt whisky, der har taget navn fra en nærtliggende by. I 1897 blev et destilleri ved navn Strathspey grundlagt på stedet, men efter en konkurs blev det solgt og fik sit nuværende navn. Destilleriet ligger knap 370 meter over havet og er således Skotlands højest beliggende. Den største del af produktionen anvendes i den blendede whisky, Black & White, således at kun ca. 10 % går til single malt i eget navn.

Owner:                            Region/district:                        Diageo                                                Northern Highlands

Founded:    Status:          Capacity:

1897            Active (vc)     2 200 000 litres

Address: Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire PH19 1AB

Tel:                         website:

01540 672219 (vc)     www.malts.com

History:

1897 – John Grant, George Sellar and Alexander Mackenzie from Kingussie commence building the facilities. The first name is Strathspey and the construction work amounts to £10,000.

1898 – Production starts in February. The owner encounters financial troubles after a few months and John Somerville & Co and A P Blyth & Sons take over in November and change the name to Dalwhinnie.

1905 – America’s largest distillers, Cook & Bernheimer in New York, buys Dalwhinnie for £1,250 at an auction. The administration of Dalwhinnie is placed in the newly formed company James Munro & Sons.

1919 – Macdonald Greenlees & Willliams Ltd headed by Sir James Calder buys Dalwhinnie.

1926 – Macdonald Greenlees & Williams Ltd is bought by Distillers Company Ltd (DCL) which licences Dalwhinnie to James Buchanan & Co.

1930 – Operations are transferred to Scottish Malt Distilleries (SMD).

1934 – The distillery is closed after a fire in February.

1938 – The distillery opens again.

1968 – The maltings is decommissioned.

1986 – A complete refurbishing takes place.

1987 – Dalwhinnie 15 years becomes one of the selected six in United Distillers´ Classic Malts.

1991 – A visitor centre is constructed.

1992 – The distillery closes and goes through a major refurbishment costing £3.2 million.

1995 – The distillery opens in March.

1998 – Dalwhinnie Distillers Edition 1980 (oloroso) is introduced for the first time. The other five in The Classic Malts, each with a different finish, are also introduced as Distillers Editions for the first time.

2002 – A 36 year old is released.

2003 – A 29 year old is released.

2006 – A 20 year old is released.

2010 – A Manager´s Choice 1992 is released.

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