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| Dalmore Distillery | |
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| General |
| Pronunciation | dal’more  |
| Translation | The Big Meadowland |
| Region | Highlands |
| Distiller | Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
| Owner | Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
| Address | Alness Ross-shire IV17 0UT Scotland |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1349 - 88 23 62 +44 (0)1349 - 88 36 55 (Fax) |
| LatLong | 57° 41’ 18.1” N 04° 14’ 20.4” W |
| Altitude | 5 m |
| Grid Reference | NH666687 |
| Website | www.thedalmore.com www.thedalmoreusa.com |
| info@thedalmore.com | |
| Open to public | mo - th 10:00 - 16.30, fr 10:00 - 15:00 Weekend tours by appointment Admission charged, under 18 are free For safety reasons under 8 year olds are not permitted in the production areaSource : website 2007 |
| Remarks | When a member of the Mackenzie family risked his own life to save Scotland’s ruler, King Alexander III, from a charging stag, the grateful king offered a token of his appreciation by bequeathing the stag to the Mackenzie family as a symbol of valor and courage |
| History |
1839 |
Founded by Alexander Matheson, who lets it to the Sunderland family |
1850 |
Mrs Margaret Sutherland ’sometime distiller’ |
1867 |
Robert Pattison. Alexander, Andrew, and Charles Mackenzie run the distillery |
1870 |
Dalmore is the first malt whisky to be exported to Australia |
1874 |
Number of stills increased to four |
1878-1960 |
Mackenzie Bros, a local farming family, when merged with Whyte & Mackay Ltd. to form Dalmore-Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
1886 |
Alexander Matheson dies |
1891 |
The Mackenzie brothers buy the distillery for £14,500 from Sir Kenneth Matheson |
1917 |
Distillery closes. Buildings are used to assemble American mines by the Royal Navy |
1920 |
The Royal Navy leaves again leaving behind a site that is damaged by an explosion |
1922 |
Production is taken up again. There is a disagreement between Andrew MacKenzie and the Royal Navy about the compensation for the damages |
1925 |
The disagreement between Andrew Mackenzie and the Royal Navy still goes on, and moves into the House of Lords |
1956 |
Floor maltings replaced by a Saladin Box |
1960 |
Mackenzie Brothers (Dalmore) Ltd. merges with Whyte & Mackay Ltd. to form Dalmore-Whyte & Mackay Ltd., now part of Whyte & Mackay Distillers Ltd. |
1966 |
Extended from four to eight stills, which became all steamheated |
1982 |
The Saladin Box is taken out of production |
1990 |
American Brands buys Dalmore-Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
1996 |
Whyte & Mackay Ltd. changes name to Jim Beam Brands (Greater Europe) (JBB) |
1999 |
Owned by Jim Beam (JBB) |
2001 |
Because of a management buy-out Fortune Brands sells Jim Beam Brands (Greater Europe) (JBB), that changes its name to Kyndal Spirits |
2002 |
Kyndal Spirits changes its name to Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
2004 |
Owned by Whyte & Mackay Ltd. A visitor centre is opened |
2007 |
United Spirits buys Whyte & Mackay Ltd. |
| Technical Specifications |
| General | Water Source | for production and cooling from the Averon of Alness coming from Loch of Kildermorie and goes to Cromarty Firth |
| Annual Output | ||
| Finished Spirit (phenols) | ||
| Blending Roles | mainly for blending (Whyte & Mackay, The Claymore) |
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| Malt | Malt Source | |
| Malt Type | ||
| Malt Specification (phenols) | ||
| Own Malting Floor | ||
| Malt Storage | ||
| Mill | ||
| Grist Storage | ||
| Mashing | Mash Tun | |
| Mash Size | ||
| First Water | ||
| Second Water | ||
| Third Water | ||
| Fourth Water | ||
| Fermentation | Washbacks | 8 made of Oregon Pine. In 4 the switchers are still installed alhough not in use anymore because the wort is filtered very well |
| Washback Charge | ||
| Yeast | ||
| Amount of Yeast | ||
| Length of Fermentation | ||
| Initial Fermentation Temp. | ||
| Strength of Wash | ||
| Distillation | Wash Stills | 4 |
| Wash Still Built | ||
| Wash Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Wash Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Low Wines Run | ||
| Low Wines Collection Range | ||
| Spirit Stills | 4 |
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| Spirit Still Built | ||
| Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Strength of Spirit Still Charge | ||
| Heat Source | steamheated | |
| Spirit Still Height | ||
| Lyne Arm | ||
| Coolers | ||
| Foreshot Run | ||
| Spirit Run | ||
| Feints Run | ||
| Spirit Cut | ||
| Distilling Strength | ||
| Storage | Storage Strength | |
| Average Spirit Yield | ||
| Disposal of Pot Ale/Spent Lees | ||
| Type of Casks | bourbon, sherry, refill | |
| Warehouses | 10 | |
| Vatting and Bottling Location |
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