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Dalmunach distillery
The Dalmunach distillery from the Speyside Way
Region: Speyside
LocationCarron
OwnerChivas Brothers
(Pernod Ricard)
Founded2015
Water sourceBalintomb water supply
No. of stills4 wash stills
4 spirit stills
Capacity10.000,000

Dalmunach distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Carron in the whisky region of Speyside.[1][2][3] The distillery was built for the Chivas Regal blends and owned by the Chivas Brothers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard group.[1] The water source comes from the nearby Ballinom Burn, which originates in the Mannoch Hills.[1] The distillery is named for a nearby pool on the River Spey.[4] The distillery is located beside the Speyside Way and Moray Way, long-distance footpaths in the region.[5]

History

Work on the new distillery started in 2012.[2] The new distillery occupies part of the former site of the old Imperial distillery.[1] The distillery was officially opened in 2015 by Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland.[1][2][6] The distillery cost £25 million and consists of a modern design that won the Royal Institute of British Architects Award for Scotland in 2015.[2] The design is said to be inspired by the shape of a sheaf of barley.[2] The distillery was designed to be energy efficient, using renewable energy sources.[7][8]

In 2019, the MP Theresa Villiers visited the distillery while serving as Environment Secretary.[9] In 2021, the MP Douglas Ross, while serving as the Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, visited the distillery.[10]

Whisky

Much of the distillery's production is used as a component in the blending of Chivas Regal. The first single malt bottlings of the distillery were in 2019, with the release of a 4 year old single cask bottling.[4]

Facilities

The distillery is one of the largest in Scotland.[2] The distillery has a 12-tonne Briggs full Lauter mash tun.[1] There are 16 stainless steel washbacks and eight pot stills.[1] The spirit stills have an onion shape which pays respect to the former nearby Imperial distillery.[1] The distillery has a capacity of 10 million litres.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 259. ISBN 978-1911595731.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Maclean, Charles (2016). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-1-78027-401-0.
  3. ^ "Miltonduff Distillery". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: First whisky released from Dalmunach Distillery". WhiskyMagazine. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ^ Thomson, Norman (2022). The Moray Way Companion. A Comprehensive Guide to The Dava Way, The Moray Coast Trail and the Speyside Way. Birlinn. ISBN 9781788855624.
  6. ^ "New Dalmunach Distillery opened by Nicola Sturgeon". BBC News. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  7. ^ "How Dalmunach Distillery became one of the most energy efficient in Scotland". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Moray industry: How whisky is helping to save the planet/". The Northern Scot. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Environment Secretary tours iconic Scottish industries". UK Government. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Moray MP Douglas Ross visits Dalmunach distillery to discuss sustainable Scotch 100 days ahead of COP26". The Northern Scot. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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