Aberfeldy was built in 1896 by John Dewar & Sons, the famous company founded by John Dewar, a wine merchant who became a successful blender in the mid-19th century. The logical next step following this success was to begin creating Aberfeldy, which quickly became a key ingredient in the house blend. Dewar’s joined Distillers Company Limited in 1925 and remained part of the group until 1998 when Diageo sold it to Bacardi. The next year, the new owners gave Aberfeldy—whose production had until then been used primarily for the Dewar’s blend—its own brand of single malts, beginning with the launch of a 12 year old.

An Aberfeldy 27 year old distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2010 by The Nectar. The Nectar is the largest wine and spirits importer in Belgium and an independent bottler founded in 2006 by Mario Groteklaes and Jan Broekmans.