Dallas Dhu
| Dallas Dhu / Dallasmore | |
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Speyside |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 35 '22.2 " N , 3 ° 36' 51.9" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Museum since 1988 (closed March 16, 1983) |
| owner | Historic Scotland |
| Founded | 1898 |
| founder | Wright & Greig Ltd. |
| architect | Charles Chree Doig |
| Water source | Altyre Burn |
| Washstill (s) | 1 × 6,377 l |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 × 5,623 l |
Dallas Dhu was a whiskey distillery near Forres , Moray , Scotland . The distillery buildings are classified in the highest category A in the Scottish monument lists. The complex is also listed as a Scheduled Monument .
history
The distillery was founded in 1898 by Wright & Greig Ltd. founded. The name Dallas comes from the Gaelic word for valley and water , Dhu means black . In 1929 the distillery was sold to the Distillers Company Limited (DCL), which they shut down from 1930 to 1936. In 1939 part of the distillery was destroyed by fire, then rebuilt and reopened in 1947. The distillery was closed in 1983 and has been open to the public as a museum since 1988. The old equipment and buildings have been carefully renovated.
In the last few years there have been several plans to reopen the distillery, which have not been implemented for a long time. After a successful feasibility study, the approval process was initiated by the Scottish Monument Authority in early 2017.
production
The water of the distillery belonging to the Speyside region came from the Altyre Burn . The distillery has a wash still (6377 l) and a spirit still (5623 l).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ https://whiskycast.com/historic-scotland-considers-restarting-dallas-dhu/ Whiskycast, March 13, 2013, accessed on March 23, 2017
- ↑ https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/09/silent-dallas-dhu-distillery-may-restart-production/ The Spiritbusiness, September 15, 2015, accessed on March 23, 2017
- ↑ Historic Scotland's Dallas Dhu whiskey-making bid. scotsman.com, March 13, 2013, accessed February 8, 2019 .
- ^ Bids sought to bring Dallas Dhu distillery to life. Scottish Field, August 21, 2018, accessed February 8, 2019 .
