Deanston distillery

56°11′21.4″N 4°4′17.1″W / 56.189278°N 4.071417°W / 56.189278; -4.071417

Deanston distillery

Region: Highland
Location	Deanston, Perthshire
Owner	Distell (Heineken N.V.)
Founded	1965
Status	active
Water source	River Teith
No. of stills	2 wash stills 20.000l, 2 spirit stills 17.000l[1]
Capacity	3,000,000 litres

Deanston distillery is a Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery and it is the largest distillery owned by Scotch whisky producer Distell Group Limited a subsidiary of Heineken N.V, who also own Bunnahabhain Distillery on the Isle of Islay and Tobermory distillery on the Isle of Mull. located on the banks of the River Teith,^[2] eight miles from the historic town of Stirling, at the gateway to the dramatic Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park.

Deanston Distillery started life in 1785 as a cotton mill designed by Sir Richard Arkwright, and remained as such for 180 years until it was transformed into a distillery in 1966. The constant supply of pure water from the River Teith contributed to the decision to turn the mill into a distillery and Deanston is now the only distillery in Scotland to be self-sufficient in electricity, with power generated by an on-site hydro-energy facility. Deanston sits in the Highland single malt region of Scotland and produces whisky which is handmade by ten local craftsmen, un-chill filtered, natural colour and bottled at a strength of 46.3% ABV.