About Dailuaine Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01340 872500
Distillery Founded
1852
Distillery Capacity
3 370 000 litres
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Address
Carron, Banffshire AB38 7RE
Distillery Owner
Diageo
Distillery Website
www.malts.com
1852
The distillery is founded by William Mackenzie.
1865
William Mackenzie dies and his widow leases the distillery to James Fleming, a banker from Aberlour.
1879
William Mackenzie’s son forms Mackenzie and Company with Fleming.
1884
Rebuilding transforms the distillery into one of the largest in the Highlands.
1889
Charles Doig builds his and Scotland’s first pagoda roof on Dailuaine.
1891
Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd is founded.
1898
Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd merges with Talisker Distillery Ltd and forms Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd. Imperial Distillery, built by Thomas Mackenzie the previous year, and a grain distillery in Aberdeen are also incorporated.
1915
Thomas Mackenzie dies without heirs.
1916
Dailuaine-Talisker Company Ltd is bought by the previous customers John Dewar & Sons, John Walker & Sons and James Buchanan & Co.
1917
A fire rages and the pagoda roof collapses. The distillery is forced to close.
1920
The distillery reopens.
1925
Distillers Company Limited (DCL) takes over.
1960
Refurbishing. The stills increase from four to six and a Saladin box replaces the floor maltings.
1965
Indirect still heating through steam is installed.
1983
On-site maltings is closed down and malt is purchased centrally.
1991
The first official bottling, a 16 year old, is launched in the Flora & Fauna series.
1996
A 22 year old cask strength from 1973 is launched as a Rare Malt.
1997
A cask strength version of the 16 year old is launched.
2000
A 17 year old Manager´s Dram matured in sherry casks is launched.