Parkmore Distillery

About the distillery (in brief)

Parkmore is a disused distillery in Dufftown in Speyside and one of the town’s seven historic distilleries. It was founded in 1894, production ceased in 1931, and the site was demolished in 1988 due to water problems. Today, the name lives on through the warehouse buildings that are still used by Edrington Group.

History

Parkmore Distillery was founded in 1894 in Dufftown, where the town had seven distilleries. Operations had a relatively short lifespan, as production stopped in 1931. Later, the distillery itself was demolished in 1988, and the reason was water problems. Even though the site disappeared, the name has not entirely vanished from whisky history. A bottle of Parkmore Malt is mentioned—a 7-year-old bottling from 1897—which was auctioned at Christie's in 1995. Today, it is the warehouse buildings still used by Edrington Group that carry the last physical connection to the place.

Raw materials and production

Parkmore was a traditional Speyside distillery, but the text provided offers only a few reliable points about the production itself. What can be established is that the distillery was located in Dufftown and operated from 1894 to 1931. There is no documented information about malting, mashing, fermentation, still type, number of stills, or water source, so the production process cannot be described in detail. The only concrete production-related trace that still remains is that the former warehouse buildings are still in use by Edrington Group.

Maturation and cask types

There is no documented information about casks, maturation types, or special maturation methods for Parkmore in the text provided. The only storage-related detail mentioned is the warehouse buildings, which are still used by Edrington Group. Therefore, the distillery’s maturation cannot be described further.

Whiskies

Parkmore is not a current range, but a historic distillation name. The only concrete product trace in the material is a Parkmore Malt 7-year-old 1897, mentioned in connection with an auction at Christie's. This places Parkmore among the smaller, classic names that mainly interest collectors and whisky historians rather than consumers looking for a current series on the shelf.

Visit the distillery

Parkmore cannot be visited as an open distillery. The site is not open to the public, and the material mentions no tours, tastings, booking conditions, or visitor facilities. The former warehouse buildings are still in use by Edrington Group, but there is no public access to the distillery itself.