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The Tormore Distillery

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The Tormore Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.

The Tormore Distillery, distilleries in Scottish Highlands

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1.5 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Year-round (indoors)
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

The Tormore Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1958. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.3975°, -3.4079°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Tormore distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery located approximately 1 km south of the River Spey. Its water source is the Allt an Torra Mhoir Burn. It is currently not open to the public

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Background

History

The Tormore distillery construction began in 1958 and was completed in 1960. Designed by Alexander Cullen with input from Sir Albert Richardson for Long John International, it is a listed building, The building is made of granite, has copper rotors and a clock which plays four different Scottish songs each quarter of an hour. A village of workers houses were built in the same style, which was up for sale in its entirety in 2004, for offers over £550,000. Long John was absorbed by Whitbread & Co in 1975, and the distillery was acquired by Allied Distillers Ltd the same year. The Tormore distillery has been controlled by Pernod-Ricard since they purchased Allied Domecq in 2005 A time capsule…

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Coordinates
57.3975, -3.4079
District
Highland
Postcode
PH26 3LR
Parliamentary constituency
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Established
1958

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Frequently asked questions

Where is The Tormore Distillery?
The Tormore Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH26 3LR).
When was The Tormore Distillery built?
Built or established in 1958.
Who owns The Tormore Distillery?
The Tormore Distillery is owned by Elixir Distillers.
How do I get to The Tormore Distillery?
Drivers can navigate to postcode PH26 3LR. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.