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Huntly whisky distillery

Located near the town of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the Huntly Distillery once sat on the east bank of the River Bogie, opposite the medieval castle and town centre. The site is today referred to as “Pirries Mill” (also spelled Peiries Mill / Perries Mill) and the original distillery buildings have been demolished. Founded in 1824 by the Huntly Distillery Company, the distillery was restarted in 1832 by John Robertson & Co. after a period of silence. It apparently operated until around 1860 or later and by 1867 was recorded as “not operating”. Today it is classed as a demolished/distillery closed long ago, and no modern bottlings under its name are in regular production.

Huntly factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Huntly HUNT-lee Pirries Mill Distillery Speyside
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Scotland Closed/Demolished 1824 - Present Malt
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Huntly Not Available

Huntly Timeline:

1824: Huntly Distillery founded by the Huntly Distillery Co.

1832: Restarted by John Robertson & Co.

1860 or later: Distilling at Huntly ceases

1867: Site recorded as "not operating"

Useful Huntly links:

Huntly at Wikipedia (Huntly, Aberdeenshire)

Huntly at ScotchWhisky Whiskypedia Entry

Huntly at Coordinates & Locality Info

Interesting Huntly links:

Lost Speyside Malt

Historic 19th-Century Distillery

Site Known as Pirries Mill

Huntly & River Bogie Location