Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Tomintoul Distillery
In or near Tomintoul.
Tomintoul 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)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tomintoul Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1964. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.3113°, -3.4149°.
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Official information
Tomintoul Distillery, established in 1965, is located in the Cairngorms National Park and is known for its handcrafted single malt whisky. Visitors can explore the distillery and learn about traditional production techniques used to create a variety of award-winning whiskies.
From the Wikipedia article
Tomintoul distillery is a distillery in Kirkmichael, between Ballindalloch and Tomintoul in the Speyside region of Scotland, producing malt whisky for blends and bottled as single malts. The distillery was founded in 1964. It doubled in capacity when two extra stills were installed in 1974, and it started bottling single malt whisky that year. It produces a range of single malts of different ages, a peated malt, and a vintage malt. The distillery is owned and operated by Angus Dundee Distillers, PLC, of London, England, which also owns and operates the Glencadam distillery. In 2009 Tomintoul entered the Guinness Book of World Records by producing the largest bottle of whisky in the world, containing 105.3 litres of 14-year-old Tomintoul malt whisky.
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Background
History
It was founded in 1964 by the Glasgow whisky traders Hey & Macleod and W. and S. Strong, which set up a working company, Tomintoul Distillery Ltd. Production, to manage the distillery At its founding the distillery had one wash still and one spirit still. The distillery was bought by Scottish and Universal Investment Trust in 1973 which doubled the production capacity by placing an extra pair of steam heated stills in the next year. That year, the distilleries 10 year anniversary, they also released the first bottling of their malt. Scottish and Universal was sold on to Whyte & Mackay (which was owned by Brent Walker) in 1989. Whyte & Mackay itself was bought by American Brands in 1990, and…
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- Coordinates
- 57.3113, -3.4149
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB37 9AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Phone
- +44 (0)1807 590 274
- Established
- 1964
- Opening
- Tours available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; closed Wednesday and weekends.
- Official site
- www.tomintoulwhisky.com
Sources
- osm: w122049860 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Tomintoul distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tomintoul Distillery - 2006.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tomintoul Distillery?
- Tomintoul Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB37 9AQ).
- What is Tomintoul Distillery?
- Tomintoul Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Tomintoul Distillery?
- Drivers can use postcode AB37 9AQ.
- When was Tomintoul Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1964.
- Who owns Tomintoul Distillery?
- Tomintoul Distillery is owned by Angus Dundee.
- How do I get to Tomintoul Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB37 9AQ. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.