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Deanston Distillery
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Details
Meaning:
Town with a Fort / Stadt mit einem Burg
Region:
Highlands
Location:
Deanston, Perthshire
Founded:
1965 by James Finlay, Brodie Hepburn
Current Owner:
Distell Group
Status:
Active
Capacity:
3,000,000 litres / year
Blends:
Black Prince, Teith Mill, Scottish Leader, Burberry
Other Names:
Bannockburn
Notes:
Buildings were originally a cotton mill, built by R. Arkwright, the inventor of the spinning jenny The distillery is still powered by the hydro electric scheme that the mill used Monty Python and the Holy Grail was shot primarily at nearby Doune Castle One of six surviving distilleries in a region where there were previously over 140 Picture
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