Dalmunach distillery
{{Short description|Scotch whisky distillery}}
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{{Infobox Scottish Distillery
| Name = Dalmunach distillery
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| Location = Carron
| Owner = Chivas Brothers
(Pernod Ricard)
| Founded = 2015
| Website =
| Type = Speyside|source=Balintomb water supply|stills=4 wash stills
4 spirit stills|capacity=10.000,000|image=The_Dalmunach_Distillery_from_the_Speyside_Way_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5542656.jpg|image_caption=The Dalmunach distillery from the Speyside Way}}
Dalmunach distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Carron, in the whisky region of Speyside.{{cite book |last=Wishart |first=David |date=2020 |title=Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour |publisher=Pavilion Books |page=259 |isbn=978-1911595731}}{{cite book |last=Maclean |first=Charles |date=2016 |title=Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky |location=Edinburgh |publisher= Birlinn|pages=155–156 |isbn=978-1-78027-401-0}}{{Cite web |title=Miltonduff Distillery |url=https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/2207/dalmunach/ |access-date=2 July 2022|publisher=Scotch Whisky.com}} Built for the Chivas Regal blends, it is owned by the Chivas Brothers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard group. The water source comes from the nearby Ballinom Burn, which originates in the Mannoch Hills. The distillery is named for a nearby pool on the River Spey.{{cite web|url=https://whiskymag.com/story/exclusive:-first-whisky-released-from-dalmunach-distillery | title=EXCLUSIVE: First whisky released from Dalmunach Distillery |publisher=WhiskyMagazine |access-date=2 July 2022}} The distillery is located beside the Speyside Way and Moray Way, long-distance footpaths in the region.{{cite book |last=Thomson |first=Norman |date=2022 |title=The Moray Way Companion. A Comprehensive Guide to The Dava Way, The Moray Coast Trail and the Speyside Way |publisher=Birlinn |isbn=9781788855624}}
History
Work on the new distillery started in 2012. The new distillery occupies part of the former site of the old Imperial distillery. The distillery was officially opened in 2015 by Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-33203368 | title=New Dalmunach Distillery opened by Nicola Sturgeon | date=21 June 2015 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=2 July 2022}} The distillery cost £25 million and consists of a modern design that won the Royal Institute of British Architects Award for Scotland in 2015. The design is said to be inspired by the shape of a sheaf of barley. The distillery was designed to be energy efficient, using renewable energy sources.{{Cite web |title=How Dalmunach Distillery became one of the most energy efficient in Scotland |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/how-dalmunach-distillery-became-one-most-energy-efficient-scotland-1413356 |access-date=2 July 2022|publisher=The Scotsman}}{{cite web|url=https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/how-whisky-is-helping-to-save-the-planet-245764/ | title=Moray industry: How whisky is helping to save the planet/ | date=26 July 2021 |publisher=The Northern Scot |access-date=2 July 2022}}
In 2019, the MP Theresa Villiers visited the distillery while serving as Environment Secretary.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-secretary-tours-iconic-scottish-industries | title=Environment Secretary tours iconic Scottish industries|publisher=UK Government |access-date=2 July 2022}} In 2021, the MP Douglas Ross, while serving as the Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, visited the distillery.{{cite web|url=https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/making-morays-distilleries-more-sustainable-245642/| title=Moray MP Douglas Ross visits Dalmunach distillery to discuss sustainable Scotch 100 days ahead of COP26 | date=24 July 2021 |publisher=The Northern Scot |access-date=2 July 2022}}
Whisky
Facilities
The distillery is one of the largest in Scotland. The distillery has a 12-tonne Briggs full Lauter mash tun. There are 16 stainless steel washbacks and eight pot stills. The spirit stills have an onion shape which pays respect to the former nearby Imperial distillery. The distillery has a capacity of 10 million litres.
References
{{Reflist}}{{Pernod Ricard}}{{Scottish Distilleries}}
Category:Distilleries in Scotland
Category:Speyside area distilleries
Category:2015 establishments in Scotland