| Region |
Highlands |
| District |
Eastern Highlands |
| Water source |
Allt Dour Burn |
| Neighbours |
Aberfeldy, Dalwhinnie, Edradour |
| Owner |
Diageo |
| Manager |
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| Visitor centre |
January to Easter:
Monday to Friday: Tours at 11am, 1pm & 3pm
Easter to October:
Monday to Saturday: 9.30am - 5pm
June to October:
Also Sunday: 12noon - 5pm
November & December:
Monday to Friday: Tours at 11am, 1pm & 3pm
Festive Season:
Restricted opening - please telephone in advance to confirm tour times.
Last Tour: 1 hour before closing
Admission price:
Adults : 5 GBP (includes a discount voucher, redeemable in our well stocked distillery shop towards the purchase of a 70cl bottle of malt whisky).
Large groups and coach parties by appointment only.
Children under 8 years are welcome but are not admitted to the production areas. |
| Address |
Pitlochry,
Perthshire, PH16 5LY |
| Phone |
+44 (0)1796 482 003 |
| Fax |
+44 (0)1796 482 001 |
| History |
1798 : first documented evidence of a distillery on the present site dates from 1798 when John Stewart and Robert Robertson founded a distillery which they named "Aldour"
1826 : Blair Athol was revived and by 1827 was being run by Alexander Connacher
???? : taken over by Peter Mackenzie & Co
1886 : Blair Athol was capable of producing over 1,500 gallons (6,800 litres) per week
1932 : closed in 1932 and remained shut throughout the years of depression and the Second World War
1933 : acquired by Arthur Bell & Sons, now a subsidiary of Diageo
1949 : extensively rebuilt
1970 : additional two stills were added
1987 : visitor centre was built, which today attracts around 30,000 visitors a year |
| House Style |
Kruidig en notig. |
| Pronunciation |
blèr-etl |
| Meaning |
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| Capacity per year |
2.000.000 litres |
| Information |
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