Place Category: Distilleries
The Dufftown single malt distillery is tucked away between the dense leaves of the Spey Valley. Founded in 1895 as ‘Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery’, the distillery is currently owned by Diageo. Over the years, the town of Dufftown has been home to six distilleries. This high concentration of production has caused conflict, particularly when it comes to water sources. Only 3% of the malt whisky which is produced at Dufftown is bottled as a single malt; the rest is used as an ingredient for blended whiskies – particularly Bell’s. Dufftown was once the Diageo distillery with the largest production capacity, it ranked as #3 in 2012 – Roseisle and Caol Ila produce even more whisky every year.
