Below you can find 12 distilleries in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and Stirling and those that are not further than 50 miles away from the Park. Most distilleries offer tours where you can learn how to create this popular drink and taste the results of the process at the end of the tour. If you would like to learn some basics about Scotch Whisky please click here.
Deanston Distillery is situated in Perthshire and was originally a cotton mill that has been converted. Opened in 1965, Deanston Distillery started with its first production in 1966. This makes the distillery one of the youngest in Scotland. Now Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd owns the distillery. Deanston Distillery produces its own energy by using turbines at a dam in River Teith a few miles from the distillery. Also the water used for the whisky is from the same river.
About 15% of the whisky production is single malt and the other 85% is used for blends and malt liqueur. Some of the blends are “Scottish Leader” and “Black Bottle”. Other products that use Deanston Malt Whisky are “Drumgray Highland Cream Liqueur” and “Wallace Single Malt Liqueur”. The Highland Malt Whiskies are all un-chillfiltered and bottled at a strength of 46.3%.
Deanston Malt is relatively difficult to find. The official whiskies are Deanston Whisky 12 year old and Deanston Whisky 17 year old. The 12 year old whisky is round and sweet, fruity with flavours of citrus, sour apples as well as toffee, vanilla and honey.
Deanston can be reached easily as it is only a few miles north of Stirling. Tours can be booked under 01786 841 422.
Whiskies:
Deanston Virgin Oak - Fruity, caramel, honey and vanilla
Deanston 12 Year Old - Soft, caramel, honey and vanilla
Deanston 17 Year Old - Creamy toffy, barley, orange, hints of ginger
Deanston 1967 - Creamy, honey, barley and walnut
Deanston 10 Year Old 1992 - Ginger, malt and honey
Opening Times:
Open for pre-booked tours. For Distillery contact information please CLICK HERE
Deanston Map
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in and around Stirling and The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.
