Whisky Producer Profile - Aberfeldy

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(61.8 pctl)

$1.71 / pctl

Aberfeldy | Est. 1896

[ABB-er-FELL-dee] Highlands Scotch $105 Median Price

Part of the Bacardi family of brands.

Aberfeldy Website

Overall, Aberfeldy is known for:

Honey

(10)

Oak

(6)

Malt

(5)

Peach

(5)

Coconut

(4)

Orange Peel

(4)

Producer Overview

Aberfeldy Distillery was founded by the John Dewar & Sons, Ltd. in 1896, and opened in 1898. The distillery is located on the eastern outskirts of Aberfeldy, on the southern bank of the upper Tay. The demand for barley as a basic foodstuff during World War I led to the distillery being closed from 1917 to 1919. The Second World War also caused barley supplies to be cut, and the distillery was again forced to shut down for some of this period. Supply to final markets was kept up by reducing the period whisky was laid up from 7 years to 3. In 1925, the distillery passed to The Distillers Company when Dewars amalgamated with it. In 1972 the distillery was enlarged, and the old stills were replaced by four new steam heated stills. Ownership later passed to Grand Metropolitan, which became Diageo in 1997. In 1999, an Aberfeldy 12 Year Old Single Malt brand was introduced. In 2000, a new distillery visitor center named "Dewar's World of Whisky" was opened at a cost of £3 million. The Earl of Elgin opened the facility, it being designed for marketing Aberfeldy products and educating the public about the process of distillation and history of the Dewar's brand. Aberfeldy is the largest malt whisky component of Dewar's Blended Whisky. Read more...