Deanston
Fact Sheet
Founded: 1965
Current owner: Burn Stewart Distillers
Stills: 2 wash, 2 spirit
Capacity: 3 million litres per year
Location: Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire
Website: None
Notable Facts: Deanston was mothballed from 1982 to 1991. It generates its own water power and even produces a surplus.
Bottlings
January 27, 2013
A robust and creamy malt from a distillery not often seen in independent bottlings. Somehoew the gentle fruit aromas manage to stand up against the wood spice. – Rating: 86/100
February 19, 2012
In a way this is Burn Stewart’s Highland equivalent of the Bunnahabhain Darach Ur. It’s not bad at all, but it does not have the richness of its cousin from Islay. Rating: 83/100
February 19, 2012
The relaunched Deanston is a rich and rather savoury dram. Some unusal flavours probably don’t make it a whisky for anybody, but I like it. – Rating: 84/100
June 26, 2010
The sharp nose is not tamed by water. The tingle on the palate is too strong to be fully enjoyable, not to mention the lack of complexity. – Rating: 75/100
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May 9, 2011
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January 1, 2011
Just before Christmas I was enjoying a celebratory dram or three with my old friend Keith Wood of Whisky-Emporium.com and as often happens after a few Drams and when the night draws in, we set about putting the world, or at least whisky world, to rights.
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