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Malt Whisky Distilleries
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Aberlour-on-Spey, Banffshire
AB38 9PJ
Aberlour-on-Spey
Scotland
Phone: 44 (0)1340 881 249
Website
Aberlour distillery is situated at the junction of the rivers Lour and Spey, the distillery is
surrounded by glorious scenery, dominated by the rugged peaks of Ben Rinnes. Water plays an important part at Aberlour. The name means ‘mouth of the
noisy burn’. It uses the holy, soft peaty water of formerly St Drostan's Well
(St Drosdan became Archbishop in Canterburry in 960). The Aberlour Distillery
was founded in 1879 by the former grain dealer James Fleming, it remained water
powered until 1960.
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Information about the tour at Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tour in short: A complete tour with all the stages of production in beatiful settings catered by friendly staff. At the end of the tour you can draw your own bottling from an ex-sherry or ex-bourbon cask.
Information for visiting Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Travel Directions:
Opening Hours: Visitor centre open: April to the first week of November: Monday-Saturday between 10am-5pm and between 1.30pm-5pm on Sunday.
Tour Times: By appointment
Price admission: £7,50
Shop: Great selection of Aberlour bottling and Chivas Regal, glasses and clothes.
Restaurant: No
Parking: In front of the distillery.
Groups: By appointment
Photography in distillery: No
Foreign visitor support: Guided tours in German.
Disabled access: Yes
Off season opening hours: Open until Friday 10th December, shop open Monday to Friday 0930 until 1600, one tour per day at 1030 (book ahead by phone).
Things of interest regarding Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Restaurants nearby: Aberlour Hotel and Restaurant
Things of interest: Lynn Falls and Walkers Shortbread Shop.
Bed & breakfast and hotels nearby: Aberlour Hotel
The whisky from Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tasting notes: (10 years 40%) Medium bodied, honey, fruit, malt, toffee and spices.
The production at Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Malt and malting: The barley is bought from malting companies slightly peated to less than 3 ppm.
Distilling and the stills: Washstills: 2, 14 900 litres, internal steam coils. Spiritstills: 2, broad based, internal steam coils.
Watersource: St Drostan´s Well is located on the
grounds with soft water (pH level of 7) from the granite mountain Ben Rinnes
filtered through layers of peat. The cooling water is taken from the river Spey
which runs close by.
Barrels and casks: Sherry and Bourbon.
Bond and Warehousing: 6 warehouses on site
Mashing and fermentation: Washbacks: 6, wood, each 60 000 litres. 48 hours fermentation.
Production: 2-3 million litres a year.
Distillery manager: Test
Owner: Chivas Brothers Ltd / Pernod Ricard
The history of Aberlour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
History of the distillery: The Aberlour Distillery was founded in 1879 by the former grain dealer James Fleming, it remained water powered until 1960.
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