Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Glenallachie distillery
In or near Aberlour.
Glenallachie distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown · 6.1 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Glenallachie Distillery, the nearest railway station is Dufftown, located 6.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is AB38 9LR. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Glenallachie distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1967. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.4558°, -3.2327°.
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Official information
The GlenAllachie Distillery is located in Speyside, Scotland, renowned for its single malt Scotch whisky. Visitors can explore the distillery, learn about the whisky-making process, and enjoy tastings of their award-winning spirits.
From the Wikipedia article
GlenAllachie distillery () is a Speyside, single malt whisky distillery at Aberlour founded in 1967, which sits at the foot of Ben Rinnes. Previously, the distillery produced whisky mainly for blends; it has, however, since been relaunched as a distillery known for its fruity, single malt expressions. In July 2017, it was announced that Chivas Brothers agreed to sell GlenAllachie to former BenRiach MD Billy Walker, Trisha Savage and ex-Inver House Distillers MD Graham Stevenson, who came together to form The GlenAllachie Distillers Company. It is now one of Scotland's few independently owned and managed distilleries.
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Background
History
The GlenAllachie distillery was built in 1967 by Mackinlay McPherson. It was bought and mothballed by Invergordon Distillers in 1985. They sold it to Campbell Distillers in 1989, who restarted the distillery. In 2017, the distillery was sold to Billy Walker, Graham Stevenson and Trisha Savage, who came together as The GlenAllachie Distillers Company Limited, along with two blended Scotch whisky brands - White Heather and MacNair's. In 2024, the distillery carried out a rebranding. This gave the bottlings a new look and limited special bottlings were henceforth summarised under the name "Wood Collection". The rebranding also introduced the slogan "whisky in good hands".
Architecture
The building of the GlenAllachie distillery was designed by S. Lothian Barclay from Lothian, Barclay Jarvis & Boys and William Delme-Evans The grounds has ponds that are fed by the Lour, that provide water for cooling.
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- Coordinates
- 57.4558, -3.2327
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB38 9LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Established
- 1967
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown — 6.1 km
- Opening
- Daily 10am–5pm
- Official site
- www.theglenallachie.com
Sources
- osm: w321329491 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glenallachie distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenallachie distillery?
- Glenallachie distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB38 9LR).
- What is Glenallachie distillery?
- Glenallachie distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Glenallachie distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Dufftown, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB38 9LR.
- When was Glenallachie distillery built?
- Built or established in 1967.
- Who owns Glenallachie distillery?
- Glenallachie distillery is owned by The GlenAllachie Distillers Co Limited.
- How do I get to Glenallachie distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Dufftown, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB38 9LR.