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% |
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]
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[ when? ] 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]
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