Deanston

Deanston Distillery

Deanston is a whiskey distillery in Deanston, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

History

Deanston Deanston Distillery was established in 1965 by Co. Ltd.. founded. For this purpose, a built by architect Richard Arkwright in 1785 cotton mill was converted. The whiskey production started in 1966 and 1971, the first single malt whiskey is marketed under the name Old Bannockburn on the market. In 1972, the distillery of Invergordon Distillers was acquired, the first bottling in 1974 under the name Deanston single malt. In 1982, the distillery was closed. Burn Stewart Distillers from Glasgow bought Deanston 1990 for 2.1 million pounds, and started again in 1991 with production. 1999 CL Financial purchased an initial 18 % stake held by Burn Stewart and in 2002 the remainder of the shares.

Deanston dammed the water of the River Teith away a few miles from the distillery. This dam and a turbine to ensure that Deanston produces its own electricity.

Production

The water belonging to the Region Southern Highlands distillery comes from the River Teith. The malt comes from foreign maltings. The distillery has a mash tun ( mash do ) ( 10.5 tons ) of stainless steel fermentation tanks and eight (wash backs) ( per 60,000 liters ). Is distilled in two wash stills ( per 10,000 liters ) and two spirit stills ( 8,500 l), which are heated by steam coils.

Samples

About 15 % of the production of Deanston come as a single malt on the market. Main market is the USA, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Japan. The rest is determined ( Wallach Single Malt Liqueur and Drumray Highland Cream Liqueur ) for blends and Malt Liquer.

An original bottlings, there is a 12 - and a 17 -year-old single malt. Also a 6 -year-old single malt is bottled for the French market. 2003 established a 35 -year-old was brought in 1967 to the market.