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Wolfburn whisky distillery

Wolfburn factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region Country of Origin
Wolfburn Highlands Scotland
Status Active Whisky Type Website Tours Available
Active 2012 - Present Malt Wolfburn Not Available
Manager Distiller Blender Owned by Parent Group
Shane Fraser Independent

Wolfburn Timeline:

1821: Original Wolfburn Distillery founded by William Smith near Thurso, Caithness

1826: Tax records show production of ~125,000 L at the original site

1850: Original distillery ceases operation in 1850-60

1872: Distillery is marked as ruins by 1872

2011: Planning and revival begins near the original location

2013: New Wolfburn Distillery opens and production begins

2016: First commercial releases of the modern Wolfburn Single Malt range

Useful Wolfburn links:

Wolfburn at Official website

Wolfburn at Whisky.com database entry

Wolfburn at ScotchWhisky Whiskypedia entry

Wolfburn at Wikipedia page

Wolfburn at North Coast 500 listing

Interesting Wolfburn links:

Original 1821 founding

Northernmost mainland Scotch malt

Revival after 150 years

Water sourced from the Wolf Burn stream

Award-winning modern releases