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Pulteney factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Pulteney PULT-nee Old Pulteney distillery Highlands
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Scotland Active 1826 - Present Malt
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Pulteney Not Available Inver House Distillers

Pulteney equipment & site

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Pulteney Timeline:

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  1. 1826Established by James Henderson, also distiller at Stamster, and carried on by his family under the same style of James Henderson & Co. until 1920
  2. 1920Purchased by James Watson & Co. Ltd., Dundee from the Henderson family
  3. 1923James Watson & Co. Ltd., Dundee acquired by John Dewar & Sons Ltd.
  4. 1925Passed to Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL)
  5. 1930Closed
  6. 1951Revived by R. Cumming, Banff
  7. 1955Sold to Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd.
  8. 1959Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd. completely rebuilt the distillery. Licensed to James & George Stodart Ltd. Two stills
  9. 1995Acquired by Inver House
  10. 1997Start of 12yo bottling
  11. 1999Owned by Inver House Distillers Ltd.
  12. 2000-Jun-12Visitor Centre officialy opened by golfer Ronan Rafferty
  13. 2004Owned by Inver House Distillers Ltd.

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Can I tour Pulteney?

Yes Pulteney distillery is tourable. On Trip Advisor the distillery has been rated as excellent by 170 of 254 tours to date. This gives Pulteney an overall rating of 4.5