Dallas Dhu Distillery(22 Sep 2007)
Forresの中心部から南へ約2kmにあるDallas Dhu蒸留所は1898年、企業家のAlexander EdwardによってDallas Mhor蒸留所としてForresからGrantown on Speyへの鉄道の側に建設された。しかし彼は操業開始直前の1899年にグラスゴーのブレンド会社、Wright & Greig社に売却。名前を"Dallas Dhu"に変更し操業が開始された。
しかしいくつかのブームにのって建てられた蒸留所と同じ様に何度かオーナーが変わり、最終的に1929年にDCLに買収された。その間、操業は続けられていたが1930年から6年間操業が停止された。
その後、Dallas Dhu蒸留所は1939年に起きた火災で施設が被害を受け、加えて第二次世界大戦のために操業が再開されたのは1947年となった。
しかしいくつかのブームにのって建てられた蒸留所と同じ様に何度かオーナーが変わり、最終的に1929年にDCLに買収された。その間、操業は続けられていたが1930年から6年間操業が停止された。
その後、Dallas Dhu蒸留所は1939年に起きた火災で施設が被害を受け、加えて第二次世界大戦のために操業が再開されたのは1947年となった。
Dallas Dhu Distillery, which stands on the site about 2km south from Forres Town Centre, was established in 1898 by Alexander Edward who was an entrepreneur beside a railroad from Forres to Grantown on Spey as Dallas Mhor Distillery. However, he sold the distillery to blending company of Glasgow, Wright & Greig, Ltd before the distillery went into production in 1899. They changed the distillery name to Dallas Dhu and started whisky production.
However, The owner of distillery was changed in the same way as some of distilleries which were built during the Whisky Boom in the 19th. Finally, Dallas Dhu Distillery was acquired by DCL(later United Distillers) in 1929. The whisky production had been continued since 1899, but the distillery was mothballed from 1930 to 1936.
Dallas Dhu Distillery was damaged with much of its equipment by a fire, and World War 2 broke out. So, reopening of the distillery was delayed until 1947.
However, The owner of distillery was changed in the same way as some of distilleries which were built during the Whisky Boom in the 19th. Finally, Dallas Dhu Distillery was acquired by DCL(later United Distillers) in 1929. The whisky production had been continued since 1899, but the distillery was mothballed from 1930 to 1936.
Dallas Dhu Distillery was damaged with much of its equipment by a fire, and World War 2 broke out. So, reopening of the distillery was delayed until 1947.
Dallas Dhu Distillery(22 Sep 2007)
それから何度かの近代化工事を行ったが、同時期に近代化された他の蒸留所のような生産能力の向上は行われず、ポットスティルの個数は従来のまま。加えて1976年の干ばつで水源としていたAltyre Burnが干上がるという事態が発生した。
Dallas Dhu蒸留所はいろいろな問題を抱えたまま最終的に1983年に閉鎖。その後、蒸留所施設はウィスキー博物館としてHistoric Scotland管理の元、1992年に新しくオープンした。
現在も閉鎖された当時の姿を見ることができる。同時期に閉鎖された他の蒸留所に比べるとウィスキーは入手しやすい。
Dallas Dhu蒸留所はいろいろな問題を抱えたまま最終的に1983年に閉鎖。その後、蒸留所施設はウィスキー博物館としてHistoric Scotland管理の元、1992年に新しくオープンした。
現在も閉鎖された当時の姿を見ることができる。同時期に閉鎖された他の蒸留所に比べるとウィスキーは入手しやすい。
After that, Dallas Dhu Distillery was renovated a couple of time in 1960s and 1970s, but production capacity was not increased, they had only 2 stills. Most of distilleries, which were renovated same time, were expanded and production capacity was increased. And Altyre Burn, water source of Dallas Dhu Distillery, dried up during the drought of 1976.
Dallas Dhu Distillery had some problem and finally closed in 1983. After that, distillery buildings and some equipments were reopened in 1992 as whisky museum under the management of Historic Scotland.
You can watch the closed distillery and equipments, now. I suppose it is easy to obtain Dallas Dhu single malt whisky to compare with the whisky of other distilleries which closed in the same period.
Dallas Dhu Distillery had some problem and finally closed in 1983. After that, distillery buildings and some equipments were reopened in 1992 as whisky museum under the management of Historic Scotland.
You can watch the closed distillery and equipments, now. I suppose it is easy to obtain Dallas Dhu single malt whisky to compare with the whisky of other distilleries which closed in the same period.
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