Distillery Name : Aultmore Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Speyside, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1896 - Present
Current Status : Active
Location : Nr. Keith, Banffshire.
Map Grid Reference : NJ401534
Current Owner : None
Notes :
Timeline
1896 - Distillery built by Alexander Edward of Forres (owner of Benrinnes Distillery).
1898 - Sold to the Oban & Aultmore Glenlivet Distilleries Ltd.
1923 - Sold to John Dewar & Sons Ltd.
1925 - Became part of Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1930 - Transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD)
1967 - Stills became steam-heated.
1968 - Floor Maltings closed
1969 - Original Steam Engine (dated back to 1898) replaced.
1970-1971 - Rebuilt when extended from two stills to four. Licensed to John and Robert Harvey & Co. Ltd., Glasgow.
1985 - Sold by Diageo plc.
1991 - Owned by United Distillers (UD).
1992 - Licensed to United Malt & Grain Distillers Ltd. (UMGD).
1998 - Sold to John Dewar’s & Sons Ltd (owned by Bacardi) after merge of United Distillers (UD) with International Distillers and Vintners (IDV) .
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
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