Imperial
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Carron, Morayshire
AB34 7QP Scotland
Tel: +44 (0) 1340 810 276
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The Imperial Distillery was built in 1897 by Thomas MacKenzie.
It is situated high above the banks of the River Spey and
next to the Carron train station (closed in the 1960s). Across
the river is the Dailuanie
Distillery. The year Imperial was built was the
same as Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee which had influence
when naming the distillery.
Imperial Distillery was taken over by Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries
Ltd in 1898. Production started the summer of 1898, but the
distillery closed a year later and remained silent for twenty
years. It reopened after WWI in 1919, but then closed again
from 1925 until 1955. At the time of its closing in 1925,
ownership was transferred to DCL.
In 1955 Imperial Distillery was renovated and reopened. Thirty
years later (1985) it closed until it was reopened in 1989
by new owners, Allied Distillers. In 1998 it was mothballed
and in 2005, taken over by Ricard Pernod and remains in operation
today.
The majority of the production at Imperial is for blending
and contributes to these brands: Ballantine's,
Teachers,
Old Smuggler and Long John. Imperial's single malt is is exclusively
available from independent bottlers.