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Dallas Dhu Whisky Distillery

South of Forres, Scotland
Ranked #52 of 147 attractions in Aberdeenshire
4.0 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums
Description: The now defunct distillery is a museum.
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Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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59 reviews 59 reviews
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012

In the area you can happily visit working distilleries but Dallas Dhu fell silent in 1983 and hasn't returned since. However thanks to the efforts of Historic Scotland you can visit one of the last distilleries to be built and the only one preserved in its Victorian form. We were fortunate when visiting as the distillery wasn't busy so we... More

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Scotland
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 June 2011

Decided to visit the only "standing still in time" evidence of a victorian distillery on our way to Ben Romach. Half wished we had not bothered. If you don't know anything about whisky and don't mind paying over the odds for a self guided tour (you get a hand held commantory wand to play & listen too at set points)... More

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Arbroath, United Kingdom
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2011

As a bit of a whisky nut, visiting this now defunct distillery was great. It gave you a chance to poke and prod 'til your hearts content - seeing parts of a distillery not normally open to us mere mortals !! Staff were very helpful, and my mum did enjoy the wee dram (i was driving - booo!!). In fact... More

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South Carolina
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 November 2006
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My friend and I just returned from a short trip to Scotland over Thanksgiving. We were eager to tour a distillery, and as the Dallas Dhu was the only one that was identified as being open on Saturday, we planned our itinerary for that day (driving from Edinburgh to Inverness) so that we would arrive before 4:00 pm, since the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2011
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2010
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