Aultmore distillery was built in 1897, commissioned by, amongst others, Alexander Edwards, an unsung hero of the Scotch Whisky industry. Like so many distilleries of the day, the whisky was destined for blending, and the make from Aultmore was so revered that its production capacity was doubled after just 1 year of operating, and it has been kept a closely guarded secret of blending houses ever since.
A little-known distillery situated in an area known as the Foggie Moss, between Keith and Buckie, the name derives from Allt Mhor, the Gaelic for ‘Big River.’ The district is sparsely populated with a lot of rolling farmland, and the hamlet of Aultmore only came about when the distillery was built.