Dalmunach distillery

57°27′17.56″N 3°18′1.92″W

Dalmunach distillery
Region: Speyside
LocationCarron
OwnerPernod 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 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 served 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 production is used as a component in blending for Chivas Regal. The first single malt bottlings of the distillery was 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. Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. p. 259. ISBN 978-1911595731.
  2. 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. "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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