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| Region: Speyside | |
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| Location | Dufftown, Moray, Scotland |
| Owner | William Grant & Sons |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Status | Converted into a whisky warehouse facility |
| Water source | Springs in the Conval Hills |
Convalmore distillery is a inactive Speyside single malt Scotch whisky in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. [1]
The distillery was established in 1893/1894 and closed in 1985. [1] [2] [3]
The distillery was founded by Convalmore-Glenlivet Distillers Co. Ltd and in 1904 was sold to W&P Lowrie & Co. Ltd. In 1925, the distillery passed to Scottish Malt Distillers and The Distillers Company Ltd. [1]
The site of the distillery is now owned by William Grant & Sons and is part of the greater Glenfiddich distillery and Balvenie distillery site. It was acquired by WG & Sons in 1992 to augment their warehouse capacity. [4] The market rights to the name and bottling remain with Diageo.
The name of the distillery derives from the nearby Conval hills which are located just north of Dufftown. [5]
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