{"id":452,"date":"2017-05-26T14:43:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dewars-com-gl-en.wpe-stg.bacardi.digital\/gl\/en\/aberfeldydistillery\/?page_id=452"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:22:11","slug":"whisky-distillery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dewars-com-gl-en.wpe-stg.bacardi.digital\/gl\/en\/aberfeldydistillery\/whisky-distillery\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Whisky Distillery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Discover our pursuit of whisky perfection<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First planned in 1896 by the sons of John Dewar, Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery is the only Scotch whisky distillery<\/a>\u00a0built by the Dewar family. Dewar’s was already a highly successful brand of blended whisky, renowned for its quality, and the company needed more single malt whisky to use in its blend.<\/p>\n

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The perfect location for a whisky distillery<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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There were a number of reasons behind the decision of Tommy and John Alexander Dewar to build their whisky distillery in the heart of Highland Perthshire, on the outskirts of the village of Aberfeldy. The presence of a superb natural water source in The Pitilie Burn (or small river) which runs past the distillery into The River Tay, was undoubtedly a big factor in the decision. The gold-rich waters of the Burn are used to make Aberfeldy whisky to this day.<\/p>\n

There were also excellent transport links by train to nearby Perth, bringing fuel and barley to the distillery, and returning the finished product to be blended and bottled. This made\u00a0the process of bringing the whisky to market very efficient. The line is no longer open, but a steam engine with carriage\u00a0bearing whisky barrels remains on the site.<\/p>\n

The final reason may have been a sentimental one. The humble croft where our founder, John Dewar, was born, is just three miles from Aberfeldy in the small hamlet of Dull, so the building of Aberfeldy by his sons was a homecoming of sorts.<\/p>\n

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The building of Aberfeldy Distillery<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The architect behind Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery was the foremost distillery architect of the period, Charles Doig, whose signature pagoda roof still dominates the distillery’s skyline. The foundation stone was laid in 1896, with production beginning in 1898.<\/p>\n

Aberfeldy\u00a0is an excellent example of logical\u00a0design, with the various processes of whisky\u00a0making laid out in a linear fashion.<\/p>\n

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Whisky production today<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Dewar family’s pursuit of whisky perfection continues to this day, and we still produce\u00a0whisky in a way that they would recognise instantly. In common with most Scotch whisky distilleries, malted Scottish barley to make the whisky is brought to site, with\u00a0the old Malting House now home to our beautiful Whisky Lounge and Cafe. Due to vastly increased demand, we now mature our spirit elsewhere in Scotland, meaning our former\u00a0filling station and warehouse have escaped modernisation and serve as a highly atmospheric tour area and home to our\u00a0Cask Tasting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is\u00a0the ideal backdrop to explain how Dewar’s\u00a0premium blends are ‘double-aged’, with a secondary resting in oak barrels once the\u00a0blend is created. The costly process gives\u00a0an extra smoothness to the final whisky.<\/p>\n

The creation of the distinctive Aberfeldy spirit all takes place onsite, with our extra long fermentation in larch washbacks, and distillation in our tall pot stills overlooking\u00a0the rolling Perthshire hills. These processes create the honeyed-richness for which Aberfeldy whisky is renowned. Now popular in its own right as a single malt, Aberfeldy still makes up the heart of the Dewar’s blend, contributing its heather honey flavour\u00a0to America’s best selling\u00a0Scotch whisky.<\/p>\n

Reserve your experience now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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