Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Mortlach Distillery
In or near Craigellachie.
Mortlach 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 · 1.8 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Mortlach Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1823. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.4427°, -3.1218°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mortlach distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Founded in 1823, the distillery is owned by Diageo. The whisky is a key component in several Johnnie Walker bottlings, and Diageo also markets four Mortlach single malts.
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Background
History
Established in 1823 by James Findlater in the wake of the Excise Act, on the site of an older illicit distillery, Mortlach was the first legal distillery in Dufftown. It was the only distillery in Dufftown until Glenfiddich was founded in 1887. Glenfiddich founder William Grant, worked at Mortlach distillery, and was even appointed the manager, for 20 years previous to this. Back then the output was about 50 gallons per week and it was generally sold direct off the still in 9 or 10 gallon casks to the very few well-to-do local gentry who could afford it. The price was about 9\- per gallon duty paid. There were few roads of any consequence and delivery was usually by pack pony over the rough…
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- Coordinates
- 57.4427, -3.1218
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB55 4EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Established
- 1823
- Nearest railway station
- Dufftown — 1.8 km
- Official site
- www.mortlach.com
Sources
- osm: w425913012 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Mortlach distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Mortlach Distillery, Dufftown. - geograph.org.uk - 162573.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mortlach Distillery?
- Mortlach Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB55 4EH).
- What is Mortlach Distillery?
- Mortlach Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Mortlach Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Dufftown, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode AB55 4EH.
- When was Mortlach Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1823.
- Who owns Mortlach Distillery?
- Mortlach Distillery is owned by Diageo.
- How do I get to Mortlach Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Dufftown, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode AB55 4EH.