Blair Athol distillery
E446735
Blair Athol distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery in Pitlochry, Scotland, best known for producing single malt used in Bell’s blended whisky.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blair Athol distillery canonical | 1 |
| Edradour distillery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4489960 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blair Athol distillery Context triple: [Pitlochry, hasDistillery, Blair Athol distillery]
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A.
Laphroaig distillery
Laphroaig distillery is a renowned Islay Scotch whisky producer famous for its intensely peaty, smoky single malts.
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B.
Bunnahabhain distillery
Bunnahabhain distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery known for producing predominantly unpeated single malt on the northeastern coast of Islay.
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C.
Caol Ila distillery
Caol Ila distillery is a renowned Scotch whisky producer on the Isle of Islay, known for its characteristically smoky yet relatively light and coastal single malts.
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D.
Bruichladdich distillery
Bruichladdich distillery is a renowned Scotch whisky producer on Scotland’s Isle of Islay, known for its innovative approach, focus on terroir, and both unpeated and heavily peated single malts.
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E.
Royal Lochnagar Distillery
Royal Lochnagar Distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery near Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, renowned for its royal warrant and traditional single malt production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blair Athol distillery Target entity description: Blair Athol distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery in Pitlochry, Scotland, best known for producing single malt used in Bell’s blended whisky.
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A.
Laphroaig distillery
Laphroaig distillery is a renowned Islay Scotch whisky producer famous for its intensely peaty, smoky single malts.
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B.
Bunnahabhain distillery
Bunnahabhain distillery is a Scottish whisky distillery known for producing predominantly unpeated single malt on the northeastern coast of Islay.
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C.
Caol Ila distillery
Caol Ila distillery is a renowned Scotch whisky producer on the Isle of Islay, known for its characteristically smoky yet relatively light and coastal single malts.
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D.
Bruichladdich distillery
Bruichladdich distillery is a renowned Scotch whisky producer on Scotland’s Isle of Islay, known for its innovative approach, focus on terroir, and both unpeated and heavily peated single malts.
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E.
Royal Lochnagar Distillery
Royal Lochnagar Distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery near Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, renowned for its royal warrant and traditional single malt production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scotch whisky distillery
ⓘ
single malt Scotch whisky producer ⓘ |
| caskTypeUsed |
ex-bourbon casks
ⓘ
ex-sherry casks ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| distillationType | pot still ⓘ |
| founded | 1798 ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Highland single malt ⓘ |
| hasCoreExpression | Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGiftShop | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic distillery site ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after nearby Blair Atholl area ⓘ |
| hasTastingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| hasWarehouseType | dunnage warehouses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Perth and Kinross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pitlochry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Diageo Malt Distilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mothballed | 1932 ⓘ |
| near | Pitlochry town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | key component of Bell’s blended Scotch ⓘ |
| numberOfStills |
2 spirit stills
ⓘ
2 wash stills ⓘ |
| offers | distillery tours ⓘ |
| originalName | Aldour distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Diageo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Arthur Bell & Sons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Distillers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUseOfSpirit | blending for Bell’s ⓘ |
| produces | Blair Athol single malt Scotch whisky ⓘ |
| productType |
single malt Scotch whisky
ⓘ
spirit for blended Scotch whisky ⓘ |
| region |
Central Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopened | 1949 ⓘ |
| style |
nutty
ⓘ
rich ⓘ sherried ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedIn | Bell’s blended Scotch whisky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesFermentationVessels | washbacks ⓘ |
| usesMashTunType | traditional mash tun ⓘ |
| visitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Allt Dour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allt Dour burn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blair Athol distillery Description of subject: Blair Athol distillery is a historic Scotch whisky distillery in Pitlochry, Scotland, best known for producing single malt used in Bell’s blended whisky.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pitlochry
subject surface form:
Pitlochry
this entity surface form:
Edradour distillery