Dufftown distillery takes its name from Dufftown itself, one of Scotlands several whisky capitals. However, despite being in the heart of the most famous distilling region, Dufftown is often regarded as a fairly mundane and uninspiring malt.

This is mostly due to the fact that Dufftown is one of Scotlands larger distilleries in terms of capacity and that the majority of its making has, for decades, fuelled big selling blends such as the Johnnie Walker series and, most importantly, Bells. However, despite this slightly snobbish attitude to Dufftown, there have been plenty of fine bottlings available from the distillery over the years.