Dalmunach

Thomas Mackenzie, a co-owner of Daluaine and Talisker, founded the Imperial distillery in 1897 on the banks of the river Spey. During its 100-year lifetime, the distillery changed hands and waded through sporadic periods of inactivity several times, eventually falling into the lap of Pernod Ricard. In 2013 the scotch whisky industry was once again experiencing a boom period for both blends and single malts, prompting many companies to either invest in expanding capacity at existing facilities or building new sites altogether. With Imperial laying silent, but requiring a hefty and costly rehab to become operational again, Pernod Ricard undertook the decision to demolish the remnants of the distillery and build a new, modern distillery in its place. Named for a nearby pool in the river Spey, Dalmunach became one of Scotland’s newest and most contemporary distilleries, inheriting several of Imperial’s key features such as the Aberdeen red brick from the original mill building in the entranceway and wood from the Imperial’s original washbacks used to clad the walls of the new tun room.