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Mortlach Scotch Whisky Distillery
Mortlach
Distillery, Dufftown, Keith, Banffshire, AB55 4AQ
Tel: +44 (0)1340 820318
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Mortlach
Distillery General Information
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| Current
Owners |
 Diageo |
| Location |
Speyside |
| Water
source |
Springs
in the Conval Hills. |
| Stills |
3 x wash stills and 3 x spirit stills |
| Capacity per year |
3,800,000 Litres |
| Status |
Active/Producing |
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Mortlach
Distillery History
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| 1823-24 |
Established
by James Findlater, Alexander Gordon & Donald
Mackintosh |
| 1852 |
Distillery
restarted after a few silent years by John Gordon |
| 1854 |
George
Cowie becomes involved creating John Gordon & Co |
| 1897 |
Stills
increased from 3-6 |
| 1923 |
Cowie
family sells to John Walker & Sons Ltd |
| 1925 |
Distiller Company Ltd (DCL)
take control |
| 1930 |
Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) |
| 1963 |
Completely
rebuilt |
| 1968 |
Floor maltings closed |
| 2014 |
4 new bottlings launched and distillery expansion announced |
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Mortlach
Distillery Comments
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One
of seven distilleries in Dufftown – the first
to be licensed |
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Important
contributor to Johnnie Walker blends. |
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Mortlach
Distillery Bottlings
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affiliatewindow
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Mortlach
Distillery Independent Bottlings
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