Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Aultmore Distillery
Aultmore Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Keith · 3.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Aultmore Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1896. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.5675°, -3.0025°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Aultmore distillery is a whisky distillery in Keith, Moray, producing an eponymous single malt whisky. Its name is a derived from the phrase An t-Allt Mòr, Gaelic for big burn, referring to its water source the Auchinderran burn.
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Background
History
Aultmore distillery was founded in 1895 by Alexander Edward, then owner of the Benrinnes distillery. The distillery was originally powered by a waterwheel, and was soon adapted to use a steam engine instead, The distillery was expanded in 1898, and production doubled. It changed hands again in 1930, when it was bought by Scottish Malt Distillers. The distillery was in the 1950s one of the first to use the draff, a wasteproduct of whisky production, as animal feed. The distillery's malting floors closed in 1968 and the entire distillery was rebuilt and expanded in 1970. A new spirit still and wash still were placed in addition to the two stills that were already present, and Aultmore…
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- Coordinates
- 57.5675, -3.0025
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB55 6QY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Established
- 1896
- Nearest railway station
- Keith — 3.4 km
Sources
- osm: w895975829 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Aultmore distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Aultmore Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 1361885.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aultmore Distillery?
- Aultmore Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB55 6QY).
- When was Aultmore Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1896.
- Who owns Aultmore Distillery?
- Aultmore Distillery is owned by John Dewar & Sons<br>(Bacardi).
- How do I get to Aultmore Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Keith, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB55 6QY.