Blair Athol distillery
Blair Athol distillery is a single malt whisky distillery in Scotland. It is used in Bell's whisky, and is also normally available in a 12-year-old bottling.[2] The distillery is located on the south edge of Pitlochry in Perthshire, near the River Tummel.[2]
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| Region: Highland | |
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| Location | Pitlochry |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Founded | 1798 |
| Status | Operational |
| Water source | Allt Dour Burn |
| No. of stills | 2 wash stills (13,000 liters) 2 spirit stills (12,000 liters)[1] |
| Capacity | 2,500,000 litres |
| Mothballed | Soon after 1798 to 1825 1932 to 1949 |
| Blair Athol 12 | |
| Type | Single malt |
| Age(s) | 12 Years |
| ABV | 43% |
History
The distillery was founded in 1798 by John Steward and Robert Robertson,[3] originally named 'Aldour', after the Allt Dour burn the distillery draws it water from, but closed soon after opening.[4] The distillery opened again and changed ownership to John Robertson in 1825.[3]
It was sold several times in the period after, going from John Robertson to Alexander Conacher & Co., then to John Conacher & Co, which was inherited by Elizabeth Conacher in 1860. It was sold again to Peter Fraser & Co, and again to Peter Mackenzie of P. McKenzie & Co Distillers Limited in 1882.[3][4]
The distillery closed down in 1932. The mothballed distillery was bought by Arthur Bell and Sons, but didn't open again until it was rebuilt in 1949.[3] In 1973 the distillery expanded, adding two further stills to the previous two.[3]
References
- Blair Athol on Whisky.com
- Jackson, Michael (May 2004). Malt Whisky Companion (5th ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-1-4053-0234-0. OCLC 60383343.
- Helen Arthur (2002) [1997]. The single malt companion (in Dutch). Lisbeth Machielsen (trans.). Libero. p. 77. ISBN 978-90-5764-236-4.
- Johannes van den Heuvel. "Blair Athol distillery profile". Malt madness. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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