[4] The Second World War also caused barley supplies to be cut, and the distillery was again forced to shut down for some of this period.

[3] The Earl of Elgin opened the facility, it being designed for marketing Aberfeldy products and educating the public about the process of distillation and history of the Dewar's brand.

Aberfeldy relies on the fresh water stream Pitilie Burn, which runs alongside the distillery.

This was built by the 3rd Earl in 1774 and the view from it was the inspiration for Robert Burns's poem on the chimney piece of the Kenmore Inn.

[citation needed] International Spirit ratings organizations and liquor review bodies generally have had divergent reactions to Aberfeldy whiskies.