Distillery Name : Dallas Dhu Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Speyside, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1899 - 1983
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Forres, Moray.
Map Grid Reference : NJ035566
Current Owner : Historic Environment Scotland
Notes :
Timeline
1898 - Alexander Edward made plans for "Dallasmore" Distillery and sold the rights to build it to Wright & Greig, the Glasgow blender.
1899 - Purchased by Wright & Greig of Glasgow, name changed to Dallas Dhu Distillery.
1919 - Sold by Wright & Greig of Glasgow to J.P. O’Brian & Co.
1921 - Acquired by Benmore Distilleries Ltd., an English consortium based in Glasgow (also owners of Benmore, Lochhead and Lochindaal).
1929 - Benmore Distilleries Ltd. taken over by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1930 - Transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD).
1930-1936 - Closed.
April 1939 - Considerable damage was caused by a fire burning the still house and damaging most of the production equipment. The warehouses, with a maturing stock worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, were saved. Two stills. Licensed to Benmore Distilleries Ltd., Glasgow. Distillery closed.
March 1947 - Distillery re-opens.
1950's - Converted to electrical power.
March 1968 - Malting floor closes.
1968-1969 - Stills replaced.
1983 - Distillery closed.
1988 - Reopened as a museum under the aegis of Scotland’s Historic Buildings and Monuments Directorate.
1992 - License cancelled.
July 2024 - Plans are in place to re-open the distillery for production.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
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