About Aultmore

In Keith, Banffshire, there is a whiskey distillery called Aultmore that creates a single malt whisky of the same name. Its name, which refers to its water source, the Auchinderran burn, is derived from the Gaelic term An t-Allt Mr, which means 'great fire.' Alexander Edward, who at the time owned the Benrinnes distillery, created it in 1895. The distillery was first powered by a waterwheel but was soon converted to a steam engine, which functioned continuously for 70 years, with the exception of maintenance. The primarily retired waterwheel generated energy during maintenance times. The distillery site currently has the steam engine on exhibit. After the distillery was enlarged, output more than doubled. The distillery was owned by Pattisons in 1899, the year they filed for bankruptcy. The distillery shuttered when production drastically decreased. After closing again during World War I because to a lack of barley, Aultmore reopened about 1904. After World War I was over, it reopened, and in 1923, John Dewar and sons acquired it. Distiller Company acquired it shortly after in 1925. 1930 saw yet another transfer of ownership when Scottish Malt Distillers purchased it. The distillery was one of the first to use draff, a byproduct of making whiskey, as animal feed in the 1950s. Malting floors at the distillery were shut down in 1968, and the facility as a whole was refurbished and extended in 1970. In addition to the two stills that were already there, a new spirit still and wash still were added, and Aultmore Reopened in 1971. Dewars, a Bacardi subsidiary that had previously owned Aultmore between 1923 and 1925, purchased the distillery back in 1998. Aultmore released their first official bottle in 2004, a 12-year-old, following earlier releases of flora and fauna and rare malts.

Aultmore Whiskies

Aultmore 29 Year Old 1990 (cask 9526783) - The Octave (Duncan Taylor)

Aultmore 29 Year Old 1990 (Cask 9526783) The Octave (Duncan Taylor)


Aultmore 15 Year Old 2005 (cask 15601009) - Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail)

Aultmore 15 Year Old 2005 (Cask 15601009) Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & Macphail)


Aultmore 12 Year Old 2009 (cask 15418) - Old Particular (Douglas Laing)

Aultmore 12 Year Old 2009 (Cask 15418) Old Particular (Douglas Laing)


Aultmore 10 Year Old - Discovery (Gordon & Macphail)

Aultmore 10 Year Old Discovery (Gordon & Macphail)


Aultmore 11 Year Old (cask 9000019) - The Sipping Shed

Aultmore 11 Year Old (Cask 9000019) The Sipping Shed


Aultmore 12 Year Old 2009 (cask 303238) - Signatory Vintage

Aultmore 12 Year Old 2009 (Cask 303238) Signatory Vintage


Aultmore 13 Year Old 2008 (cask 95900332) - Duncan Taylor

Aultmore 13 Year Old 2008 (Cask 95900332) Duncan Taylor


Aultmore 9 Year Old 2010 - Hepburn's Choice (Langside)

Aultmore 9 Year Old 2010 Hepburn's Choice (Langside)


Aultmore 10 Year Old 2010 (cask CM271) - The Golden Cask (House of Macduff)

Aultmore 10 Year Old 2010 (Cask Cm271) The Golden Cask (House Of Macduff)


Aultmore 9 Years Old 2011 (Parcel No.4) - Reserve Casks (The Single Malts of Scotland)

Aultmore 9 Years Old 2011 (Parcel No.4) Reserve Casks (The Single Malts Of Scotland)


Aultmore 10 Year Old 2010 (cask 800318) - The Cooper's Choice (The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.)

Aultmore 10 Year Old 2010 (Cask 800318) The Cooper's Choice (The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.)


Aultmore 18 Year Old

Aultmore 18 Year Old


Aultmore 9 Year Old 2010 (cask 800333) - Berry Bros. & Rudd

Aultmore 9 Year Old 2010 (Cask 800333) Berry Bros. & Rudd


aultmore 12 year old

Aultmore 12 Year Old


Aultmore 14 Year Old 2006 (cask 14402) - Old Particular (Douglas Laing)

Aultmore 14 Year Old 2006 (Cask 14402) Old Particular (Douglas Laing)


Aultmore 13 Year Old 2008 (cask 95900333) - Duncan Taylor

Aultmore 13 Year Old 2008 (Cask 95900333) Duncan Taylor


Aultmore 16 Year Old - Centenary Sherry Cask

Aultmore 16 Year Old Centenary Sherry Cask


Aultmore 9 Year Old 2010 (Valinch & Mallet)

Aultmore 9 Year Old 2010 (Valinch & Mallet)


Aultmore 12 Year Old - 1970s

Aultmore 12 Year Old 1970s


Aultmore 12 Year Old - 1980s

Aultmore 12 Year Old 1980s


Aultmore 21 Year Old

Aultmore 21 Year Old


Aultmore 11 Year Old 2010 (cask 6350) - Infrequent Flyers (Alistair Walker)

Aultmore 11 Year Old 2010 (Cask 6350) Infrequent Flyers (Alistair Walker)


Aultmore 30 Year Old 1990 (cask 9526799) - The Octave (Duncan Taylor)

Aultmore 30 Year Old 1990 (Cask 9526799) The Octave (Duncan Taylor)


Aultmore 11 Year Old 2010 (cask 18988) - Old Malt Cask (Hunter Laing)

Aultmore 11 Year Old 2010 (Cask 18988) Old Malt Cask (Hunter Laing)


Aultmore 2010 - The First Editions (Hunter Laing)

Aultmore 2010 The First Editions (Hunter Laing)


Aultmore 2006 13 Year Old Artist Collective 3 (La Maison du Whisky)

Aultmore 2006 13 Year Old Artist Collective 3 (La Maison Du Whisky)


Aultmore 22 Year Old 1990 (2012) - (Hart Brothers)

Aultmore 22 Year Old 1990 (2012) (Hart Brothers)


Aultmore 9 Year Old 2012 - (Càrn Mòr) - Strictly Limited (Càrn Mòr)

Aultmore 9 Year Old 2012 (Càrn Mòr) Strictly Limited (Càrn Mòr)


Aultmore 1983 - Flora & Fauna

Aultmore 1983 Flora & Fauna


Aultmore 10 Year Old 2011 - Bodega Series (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants)

Aultmore 10 Year Old 2011 Bodega Series (Goldfinch Whisky Merchants)


Aultmore 10 Year Old 2012 - Hepburn's Choice (Langside)

Aultmore 10 Year Old 2012 Hepburn's Choice (Langside)


Aultmore 38 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)

Aultmore 38 Year Old (That Boutique Y Whisky Company)


Aultmore 2009 12 Year Old - (Mossburn)

Aultmore 2009 12 Year Old (Mossburn)


Aultmore 12 Year Old 2010 Sherry Cask - (Cadenhead's)

Aultmore 12 Year Old 2010 Sherry Cask (Cadenhead's)


Aultmore 14 Year Old 2008 (Cask 9535599) - The Octave (Duncan Taylor)

Aultmore 14 Year Old 2008 (Cask 9535599) The Octave (Duncan Taylor)


Aultmore 12 Year Old - 2000s

Aultmore 12 Year Old 2000s


Aultmore 12 Year Old - Flora And Fauna

Aultmore 12 Year Old Flora And Fauna


aultmore 10 year old 2012 - hepburn's choice

Aultmore 10 Year Old 2012 Hepburn's Choice


aultmore 13 year old 2009 (cask 304855) - the whisky cellar

Aultmore 13 Year Old 2009 (Cask 304855) The Whisky Cellar


aultmore 14 year old 2008 - vintage casks (mossburn)

Aultmore 14 Year Old 2008 Vintage Casks (Mossburn)