Region: Speyside | |
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Location | Dufftown, Moray |
Owner | Diageo |
Founded | 1895 |
Water source | Jock's Well, Conval Hills Sprin |
No. of stills | 3 wash stills 3 spirit stills |
Capacity | 4,000,000 litres |
Dufftown distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland.
Founded in 1895 as "Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery", the distillery is currently owned by Diageo. The distillery operates six stills and has a capacity of 4,000,000 litres (880,000 imperial gallons; 1,100,000 US gallons) per year. [1] It has three wash stills with a capacity of 13,100 litres (2,900 imperial gallons; 3,500 US gallons) and three spirit stills with a capacity of 15,300 litres (3,400 imperial gallons; 4,000 US gallons). [2]
Its Speyside whisky is a component in Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd blended bottlings. [3]
It also markets single malt scotch whiskies under the names Singleton of Dufftown and Dufftown Aged 15 Years.
Other active distilleries in Dufftown include Balvenie, Glendullan, Glenfiddich, Kininvie and Mortlach.
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