THE SINGLETON DUFFTOWN
Distillery continues to produce one of the
The brand's success has come from a
smoothest,
combination
most approachable
whiskies in
of drawing on 420 years of
Scotland. This is achieved through a slow
collective distilling experience and over 120
Peter MacKenzie founded the Dufftown
distillation
years of Malt Master expertise to produce a
Distillery in 1896, at the height of the Scottish
whiskies in a secret blend of European oak
whisky boom. Unfortunately,
ex-sherry casks and American oak ex-bourbon
his beginner's
process and by maturing the
perfectly balanced single malt.
luck quickly ran out. Three years after joining
casks. Malts Master Craig Wilson, who has
Expertly crafted by some of the best talent in
the spirits business, the Scottish whisky
a PhD in brewing and years of blending
the industry, Master of Malts Maureen Robinson
market collapsed, forcing distillers to focus on
experience, curates the perfect combination
exporting
casks for a smooth, nutty and sweet liquid that
The Singleton has today become the fastest
has won awards across the world.
growing brand in the category.
their whisky. MacKenzie and his sons
quickly turned their efforts to supplying the
of
and Malt Masters Keith Law and Craig Wilson,
then dry American market. Their renown for distilling great quality Scotch whisky allowed
In 2006, The Singleton Dufftown 12-Year-Old
them to thrive throughout
launched, followed by The Singleton Dufftown
America's Prohibition
15-Year-Old in 2007 and The Singleton
era.
Dufftown 18-Year-Old in 2011. The distillery is, of course, named after the famous town, Dufftown. Dufftown sits at the
THE SINGLETON STORY
heart of the Speyside region - the most famous Scotch region in the world. As a credit to the
In 2006, The Singleton of Glen Ord was
location, characterised by rich soil and rivers,
launched in Taiwan (the world's second
Dufftown is home to many famous distilleries.
largest single malt market), where it quickly surpassed the competition
to become one
In the late 19th century, several distilleries were
of the world's most sought after single malt
competing for scarce water sources. Legend has
products. Spurred by this momentum,
it that the stream from an artesian spring called
Singleton set its sights on Europe and America but, as with all good things, exquisitely made
on multiple occasions diverted by rival distillery
whisky takes time. In order to uphold the
managers in the middle of the night to service
tradition
meet growing demands in new markets, the
draws water from that same source.
brand brought the famous Speyside distilleries,
Using the traditional
Singleton family.
namely Dufftown and Glendullan,
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and
their productions. Today, Dufftown Distillery still
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