History
Before Deanston distilled Whisky, it was used as a cotton mill. The mill had its own power supply with water wheels from the River Teith. Hence the whisky it produces is called “Teith Mill”.
The cotton mill was founded in 1785 and produced until 1965 when it was transformed into a distillery. Most of the workers lived on-site, and there were also shops and merchants in this small 'enclave'.
Today all these buildings belong to the distillery and have been refitted as warehouses or distillery buildings. In 1833 the distillery had a waterwheel to power its production. It was the biggest water wheel in the whole of Europe. In 1949 the water wheels were replaced by new, more efficient turbines, which still run today. The surplus is even sold into the national grid.
