| Region |
Highlands |
| District |
Speyside |
| Water source |
Saint Drostan's Well (brewery)
Burn of Aberlour (spring on Ben Rinnes) for cooling |
| Neighbours |
Craigellachie, Imperial, The Macallan, Benrinnes |
| Owner |
Pernod Ricard |
| Manager |
Douglas Cruickshank |
| Visitor centre |
Tour details:
A small, intimate tour (maximum 16 people), allowing visitors to see and hear everything clearly.
Nosing and tasting in Warehouse No.1 of five mature Aberlour malts and a new-make spirit.
The chance to hand-fill and purchase your own personalised bottle of the single cask selection. This is exclusive to visitors on the distillery tour.
An audio-visual presentation on the history and production of Aberlour whisky precedes the guided tour.
Average time of visit is 1 hour 45 minutes.
Summer Hours:
Open – 2nd April to 2nd November 2007
Monday to Sunday, 09.00 to 17.00
Tours at 10.30 and 14.00
Winter Hours:
Open - January to April and 5th November to 21st December 2007
Monday to Friday, 09.00 to 17.00
Tours at 10.30 and 14.00
Admission price:
7.50 GBP
Please reserve tickets in advance by telephone or email.
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| Address |
High Street, Aberlour
Banffshire, AB3 9PJ |
| Phone |
+44 (0)1340 881 249 |
| Fax |
+44 (0)1340 871 729 |
| Email |
aberlour.admin@chivas.com |
| Website |
http://www.aberlour.co.uk/welcome.asp |
| History |
1826 : established
1879 : Current distillery built by James Fleming after old distillery was damaged by fire
1898 : large part destroyed by another fire
1945 : Purchased by S. Campbell & Sons Ltd and extended
1973 : 2 more stills added (total of 4)
1974 : taken over by Pernod Ricard
2001 : new visitor centre opened |
| House Style |
Full bodied, well balanced with complex fruity and spicy flavours and sweet aromas. Creamy and smooth in the mouth finishing on toffee and honey-like notes. |
| Pronunciation |
eber-louwer |
| Meaning |
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| Capacity per year |
3.500.000 litres |
| Independent Bottler |
Cadenhead
Duncan Taylor
Signatory
Wilson & Morgan |
| Information |
The Aberlour Distillery is at the heart of Speyside, the country's premier whisky-making region. No fewer than half of Scotland's malt distilleries are located in Speyside, which is renowned for producing whiskies of subtle depth and elegance.
Situated at the junction of the rivers Lour and Spey, the distillery is surrounded by glorious scenery, dominated by the rugged peaks of Ben Rinnes a short distance away. Pure spring water for making the whisky is drawn from the Lour, and the maturing spirit in the warehouse beneficially inhales the moist Speyside air.
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