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Dalmunach Distillery
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Distillery Name: Dalmunach
Distillery Headline: Dalmunach Distillery
Distillery About: Thomas Mackenzie, a co-owner of Daluaine and Talisker, founded the Imperial Distillery in 1897 on the banks of the River Spey in Carron, Moray. A single malt distillery, almost all of Imperial’s liquid was siphoned off for blends such as Teacher’s, Ballantine’s and Old Smuggler. With Imperial laying silent and in need of a hefty – and costly – refurbishment, Chivas took the decision to demolish the site and build a new super distillery in its place. The build of Dalmunach was overseen by former Chivas Brothers production director Douglas Cruickshank, who rather aptly began his career in whisky at the age of 15 at the Imperial Distillery. Keen to preserve some of the character of his first place of work, Cruickshank ensured several of Imperial’s key design features were inherited by Dalmunach.
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about the distillery
Dalmunach Distillery
Thomas Mackenzie, a co-owner of Daluaine and Talisker, founded the Imperial Distillery in 1897 on the banks of the River Spey in Carron, Moray. A single malt distillery, almost all of Imperial’s liquid was siphoned off for blends such as Teacher’s, Ballantine’s and Old Smuggler. With Imperial laying silent and in need of a hefty – and costly – refurbishment, Chivas took the decision to demolish the site and build a new super distillery in its place.
The build of Dalmunach was overseen by former Chivas Brothers production director Douglas Cruickshank, who rather aptly began his career in whisky at the age of 15 at the Imperial Distillery. Keen to preserve some of the character of his first place of work, Cruickshank ensured several of Imperial’s key design features were inherited by Dalmunach.
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