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| Dallas Dhu Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | dallas ’doo  |
| Translation | Black Water Valley |
| Region | Highlands / Speyside |
| Distiller | |
| Owner | Distilleries Company Ltd./DCL |
| Address | Forres Morayshire IV36 2RR Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1309 - 67 65 48 |
| LatLong | 57° 35’ 22.0” N 03° 36’ 50.6” W |
| Altitude | 38 m |
| Grid Reference | NJ036566 |
| Website | |
| Open to public | January - March : mo - we & sa - su 09:30 - 16:30 April - September : mo - su 09:30 - 18:30 October - December : mo - we, sa - su 09:30 - 16:30 Last admission 30 minutes before closing time Admission chargedSource : Scotland’s Malt Whisky Trail 2005 leaflet |
| Remarks | Last distillery to be built in the 19th century Audio tours in French, German, Italian, Spanish and English |
| History |
1899 |
Alexander Edward made plans for Dallas Dhu Distillery and sold the rights to built it on his own land to Wright & Greig, the Glasgow blender |
1900 |
Purchased by Wright & Greig of Glasgow |
1919 |
Sold by Wright & Greig of Glasgow to J.P. O’Brien & 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) |
1930-36 |
Silent |
1939 |
Considerable damage 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 |
WWII |
Production was ceased |
1983 |
Distillery closed |
1988 |
Reopened as a museum to the public under the aegis of Scotland’s Historic Buildings and Monuments Directorate (no production) |
1992 |
License cancelled |
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