Dallas Dhu to be opened again?

Caused by the recent whisky boom many new distilleries are built and it stands to reason to reopen closed distilleries again. But not for all of them this would be possible without big efforts because many of them have been cleared from their whole interior and the buildings are ruinous. Different to Dallas Dhu: the distillery in the Speyside is run as a museum by Historic Scotland, an agency of the Scottish Government, and therefore the stills and other equipment is well-kept. So the news that Historic Scotland considers the reopening of Dallas Dhu is not very surprising. Already in 2013 Historic Scotland had undertaken feasibility studies. Now detailed considerations are reflected, based on these studies a spokesperson of Historic Scotland announced.

Stormy times at Dallas Dhu throughout the decades

For about twenty years no distillation took place at Dallas Dhu and that’s why there are very few releases of Dallas Dhu whisky on the market. When Alexander Edward established Dallas Dhu in 1899 whisky in general was booming and so did Dallas Dhu whisky, too. But then a history of ups and downs followed, a time of changing owners, restorations, fire and at last mothballing in 1983 by the last owner Distillers Company Limited (DCL). Nowadays in the museum distillery all the production processes of whisky making can be relived. Even malting was done at Dallas Dhu until 1968. The warehouse today houses the museum and if Dallas Dhu restarted production we can be anxious to see whether new warehouses will be built.