Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy is one of the mild Highland whiskies. The distillery in the central Highlands of Scotland is known for its sweet honey flavours. The beautiful distillery is the brand home of the popular Dewar's blended Scotch whisky. Even today, the Aberfeldy single malt gives the blend its depth and fine flavours. Try the mild Aberfeldy 12 year old, a perfect entry-level single malt, to get to know it.
Content: 0.04 Liter (€149.75* / 1 Liter)
Content: 0.04 Liter (€224.75* / 1 Liter)
Content: 0.7 Liter (€77.84* / 1 Liter)
Content: 0.7 Liter (€100.00* / 1 Liter)
Content: 0.7 Liter (€154.27* / 1 Liter)
The Dewars are making history.
The name Dewar is a big one in the world of whisky. Back in 1846, John Dewar created the "Dewar's" blend, which is still one of the most successful Scotch whiskies in the world today. His sons John Jr. and Thomas ("Tommy") continued to expand the whisky empire. Aberfeldy was the first of nine Dewars distilleries. The brothers were even elevated to the peerage for their services to Scotch whisky. But Tommy became even more famous for something else: he was the third car owner in Great Britain - after tea king Thomas Lipton and the Prince of Wales.
What does Aberfeldy mean? Translation: Mouth of the St Paldoc
Where is Aberfeldy? The Aberfeldy Distillery is located in the village of the same name in the central Highlands of Scotland. Aberfeldy is therefore one of the soft representatives of Highland whiskies.
3 reasons to love Aberfeldy
1) Because the Dewars...
2) Because the smooth single malt has character.
3) Because the River Tay ripples by so invitingly crystal clear.
What does Aberfeldy whisky taste like?
The Aberfeldy single malts are characterised by a wonderfully soft honey note. Malty sweet and with delicate cereal notes, you can hear a delicate background smoke in some Aberfeldys. The finish is light and dry. A great aperitif whisky.
Our Aberfeldy recommendations
To get started, you should try the Aberfeldy 12 year old. If you like it rounder and deeper, go for the Aberfeldy 16 year old.
A little history on Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy was built in 1896 on the outskirts of the village of the same name by brothers John and Tommy Dewar. The distillery is located on the banks of the River Tay. The distillery site was previously occupied by Alexander McLean's Pitilie distillery from 1825 to 1867. Production at Aberfeldy began in 1898.
During the First World War, between 1917 and 1919, as with so many distilleries, no production took place.
In 1925, Aberfeldy went to the Distillers Company Limited (DCL) and thus in 1930 to Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD), later part of Diageo.
In 1972, the company's own malting plant was closed and the number of stills doubled to four.
In 1998, Bacardi bought John Dewar & Sons and has owned Aberfeldy ever since.
The Aberfeldy single malt is still the centrepiece of the "Dewars" blends.
Figures & facts about Aberfeldy
Address: Aberfeldy , Perthshire PH15 2EB
Founded: 1896 by John and Tommy Dewar
Status: active
Owner: John Dewar & Sons (Bacardi)
Capacity: approx. 3,400,000 litres
2 wash stills (17.000 l)
2 spirit stills (14,000 l)
Water: Pitilie Burn
Visitor Centre: Yes
Phone:+44 (0)1887 / 822010
Website: www.dewars.com