- Aberlour Distillery
Infobox_Whisky_Distillery
name = Aberlour
country =Scotland
region = Speyside
type = Malt
status = active
owner =Pernod Ricard
founded = 1826
founder = James Gordon and Peter Weir
architect =
well =
washstill = 2 x 21,120 l
intermediatestill =
spiritstill = 2 x 35,456 l
bottling ages =
homepage = www.aberlour.comAberlour is a distillery of
single malt Scotch whisky, located on Aberlour town, Speyside,Scotland at the crossing of rivers Lour and Spey near Ben Rinnes. The Speyside region is the most prolific whisky producing region in Scotland, accounting for over half of all of Scotland's distilleries. Speyside whiskies are recognized for their "heather -honeyish" character, which is a product of the uniquemalting processes, local climate, and water sources.Character
Aberlour is particularly influenced by its water source, flowing from
Ben Rinnes , through the localpeat andgranite of the Lour valley and on to thedistillery . It picks up scarce mineral deposits along its journey resulting in a naturally soft water. This water is used in all stages of production, and lends Aberlour its smooth, delicate character.Bottlings
The whisky comes in a variety of ages including a 10, 12, 15, 16, 18 and a rare 30 year old 1970 vintage malt, as well as a cask strength release (
A'bunadh ) with no age statement. Several vintages and independent bottlings are also available. Most of the variants are aged for a time in American ex-bourbon casks (a standard for most single malt Scotches). Aberlour also releases a range of malts that, after ageing in bourbon casks, are transferred to casks that have been used previously to mature varieties of fortified wines. This process is known as "finishing ", and Aberlour offers whisky finished insherry and bourbon. They also produce a line of sherry finishes specifically for the French market.History
Although its labels read 1879, the Aberlour distillery was first founded in 1826 [Lerner, Daniel. "Single Malt and Scotch Whisky", Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, New York, 1997, p. 57. ISBN 1884822762] by James Gordon and Peter Weir. The original distillery, which was destroyed in a fire, was rebuilt in 1879 by James Fleming (1830-1895), and this is the date marked on the bottles. In 1898, a second fire consumed several of the distillery buildings and most of the whisky reservoirs, but eventually the site was reconstructed.
References
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Whisky
*Scotch whisky
*List of whisky brands External links
* [http://www.aberlour.com Aberlour official website]
* [http://www.scotlandwhisky.com/distilleries/speyside/Aberlour?view=Standard Details on how to visit Aberlour distillery]
* [http://www.whisky-online.net/ Single malt whisky site; distillery info, bottle shots and nosing and tasting notes.]
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