The distillery, from 1917-1920 was used by the Royal Navy to manufacture deep-sea mines. In 1920 much of the distillery was destroyed by an explosion and the fire that came as a result of a mine detonation incident. The subsequent legal battle between Andrew Mackenzie and the Royal Navy lasted over half a decade, even reaching the House of Lords.
Each expression of The Dalmore is matured in two different types of wooden casks: American white oak bourbon casks and exclusive aged sherry casks from Gonzalez Byass. Each sherry cask which is hand selected by master distiller Richard Paterson gives the whisky a deep copper colour and flavours of crushed almonds, cinnamon, ginger and citrus. The bourbon casks give the whisky notes of vanilla, spice, honey and tropical fruits.
Region: Highland
Area: Ross-shire
Current Owner: Whyte and Mackay Group (Emperador Distillers Inc)
Founded : 1839
Founder : Alexander Matheson
No. of wash stills: 4
No. of spirit stills: 4
Capacity (litres): 4,200,000.00
Website: www.thedalmore.com
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