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MORTLACH DISTILLERY PROFILE |
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Among The Nine Distilleries Around The Town of Dufftown,Speyside Mortlach Is The Oldest. The Second Is Dated Glenfiddich. Founded By William Grant Who Was Director of Production At Mortlach. |
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The Distillery Was Founded By James Findlater And Two Friends, Donald McIntosh And Alexander Gordon On Land Leased From The Earl of Macduff. The Creation Date Is Not Known With Certainty, |
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But The Year 1823 Is When The License Was Officially Awarded. The Distillery Was Taken Over By John Gordon, Who Sold His Whiskey Under The Name of "The Real John Gordon. John Gordon Also Had |
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The Idea to Put A Score of Cows On The Surrounding Land to Dispose of Waste From The Distillery. In 1853, John Gordon Teamed Up With George Cowie Who Became The Sole Owner of John's Death In 1867. |
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His Son, Alexander Mitchell Cowie Built A Line of Railway From The Distillery to The Station Dufftown. The Only Son Alexander Died In The War In 1917,The Distillery And Was Sold to John Walker & Co. |
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Which Was Associated With MCI Who Soon Become SMD Before Being Engulfed By UDV. A New Distillery Was Built In 1964, But The Original Stills Were Used. The Surfaces of Malting Were Removed In 1968, |
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And Since The Late 1990s Production Is Assisted By Computer. Water Source: Springs In The Conval Hills. 02.05.2010 |
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