Aberfeldy (whiskey distillery)

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Aberfeldy
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Aberfeldy distillery

country Scotland
region Highlands
Geographical location 56 ° 37 '28.1 "  N , 3 ° 50' 59.3"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 37 '28.1 "  N , 3 ° 50' 59.3"  W.
Type Paint
status active
owner Bacardi
Founded 1896
founder John and Tommy Dewar
architect Charles Chree Doig
Water source Pitilie Burn
Washstill (s) 2 × 17,000 l
Spiritstill (s) 2 × 15,000 l
Production volume 2,700,000 l
Website www.dewars.com

Aberfeldy is a whiskey distillery in Aberfeldy , Perthshire , Scotland . The distillery buildings are classified in category B in the Scottish monument lists.

history

The distillery on the outskirts of Aberfeldy was founded in 1896 by the brothers John and Tommy Dewar on the banks of the Tay , on the site of the former Pitilie distillery which was operated here by Alexander McLean between 1825 and 1867. Production of whiskey began in 1898. There was no production between 1917 and 1919. In 1925 the distillery went to Distillers Company Limited (DCL) and thus in 1930 to Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD). In 1972 the own malt house was closed and the number of stills doubled to four. The distillery has been part of Bacardi since 1998 .

Aberfeldy barrels

production

The water at the distillery, which is part of the Highlands region, comes from the Pitilie Burn. It has a mash tun ( mash do ) (6.8 t) of steel and eight fermenting tanks ( wash backs ) (per 34,000  liters ) of Siberian larch . The fermentation time is 65 to 85 hours. Distillation takes place in two wash stills (17,000 l each) and two spirit stills (15,000 l each) which are heated by steam.

Products

Aberfeldy Aged 12 Years
Surname Type Age Vol% since to finish comment
Aberfeldy Single malt 12 years 40% 1999 none
Aberfeldy Single malt 18 years 40% 2014 none 1l Travel Retail
Aberfeldy Single malt 21 years 40% 2005 none
Aberfeldy 1991 Single cask 19 years 56.7% 2010 - none
Dewar's signature Blended whiskey o. indication 40%
Dewar's White Label Blended whiskey o. indication 40% 1899
Dewar's Blended whiskey 12 years 40% bourbon The blend is stored again in barrels
Dewar's Blended whiskey 18 years 40% bourbon The blend is stored again in barrels

In addition, there are single cask bottlings from independent bottlers.

See also

literature

  • Charles MacLean (Ed.): Whiskey. World Guide, Regions, Distillers, Malts, Blends, Tasting Notes. Dorling Kindersley, London et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-7566-3349-3 .
  • Walter Schobert: The whiskey dictionary. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 2003, ISBN 978-3-596-15868-3
  • Ingvar Ronde (Ed.): Malt Whiskey Yearbook 2017 MagDig Media Limited, Shrewsbury. 2016, ISBN 978-0-9576553-3-1

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects
  2. ↑ a b c Aberfeldy distillery. scotchwhisky.com, accessed January 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ scotchwhisky.net
  5. ↑ a b c Dewar's. Dewar's, accessed January 20, 2013 .

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