Dalmore Distillery Alness, Scottish Whisky Building, Rossshire, Cromarty Firth Pictures

Dalmore Distillery, Ross-Shire, Scotland

Alness Building, Cromarty Firth, northern Scotland – design by JAM Studio Architects

9 Nov 2011

Dalmore Distillery

Design: JAM Studio Architects, Aberdeen

Dalmore Distillery has been producing whisky since 1839.

photos © Neale Smith

Dalmore Distillery in Alness

Whisky type: Highland malt

Directions: 32 km north of Inverness

Location: Alness, Ross-Shire, IV17, Scotland, UK

Contact: 01349 882 362

photos © Neale Smith

The waters of the River Alness (River Averon), which runs through the village, are used to produce the Dalmore distillery single malt scotch whisky.

The distillery is owned and operated by Whyte and Mackay Ltd, which is owned by Philippines based Emperador Inc.

photos © Neale Smith

“The Dalmore” Distillery is located in Alness, 20 miles North of Inverness. It sits on the banks of the Cromarty Firth overlooking the Black Isle, the “big meadowland”, from which it takes its name.

The legend of The Dalmore dates back to 1263, when Colin of Kintail, Chief of the clan Mackenzie, saved King Alexander III of Scotland from a charging stag.

The high production capacity of the distillery has resulted in a variety of official bottlings from which whisky enthusiasts can choose. The distillery’s most typical bottling is the 12 year-old, although they also produce a 15 year-old, an 18 year-old, and older ones.

Independent bottlings are very rare at the distillery, with Gordon & MacPhail being one of the very last independent bottlers to do so.

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Location: Alness, Cromarty Firth, northern Scotland, UK, north western Europe