T
he Blair Athol 
distillery occupies 
a neat location in the 
historical town of Pitlochry, 
surrounded by beautiful scenery, 
and the burn of Allt na Dour running 
through the site. The water for production 
however, is taken from the Kinniard Burn. 
Seven miles to the north you find the 
village of Blair Atholl (note the 
spellings) that has given it´s 
name to the distillery.
Blair Athol was founded in 1798 
and became a legal distillery 
in 1825. It was bought by 
blender Arthur Bell in 1933, 
and is an important 
part of Bells
blended 
whisky.