Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Knockdhu Distillery
Knockdhu 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)
About
Knockdhu Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1894. Address: Main Road, Huntly, AB54 7LJ. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.5636°, -2.7582°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Knockdhu distillery () is a whisky distillery situated in Knock, Banffshire and owned by Inver House Distillers Limited.
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Background
History
The distillery was founded in 1893 by John Morrison, who bought the land from the Duke of Fife to produce whisky for Haig's after several springs on the southern slope of Knock Hill were discovered. The site was also chosen for its proximity to the Knock Station on the Banff branch line of the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) between Aberdeen and Elgin. Not only was the new location convenient to the railway but it was also within a few miles of a district noted both for its barley and inexhaustible source of excellent peat. The distillery was built using local eye grey granite, with two coal fired stills, which are now steam heated. After the war, with the distillery connected to the…
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- Coordinates
- 57.5636, -2.7582
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB54 7LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Phone
- +44 1466 771223
- Established
- 1894
- Official site
- ancnoc.com
Sources
- osm: w978104753 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Knockdhu distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Knockdhu Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 419040.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knockdhu Distillery?
- Knockdhu Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB54 7LJ).
- When was Knockdhu Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1894.
- Who owns Knockdhu Distillery?
- Knockdhu Distillery is owned by Inver House Distillers.
- How do I get to Knockdhu Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB54 7LJ. It sits within the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East parliamentary constituency.