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Distillery (location)

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Region

Adelphi (Gorbals)

 

1825

aka gorbals & Loch Katrine Adelphi, closed 1907
1870 name is changed to Loch Katrine Adelphi

Lowlands

Albyn

 

1830

Closed 1920

Campbeltown

Alloa

 

1786

See Grange

Lowland

Annandale

 

1830

Closed 1920-21?, 1919 last year in production
equipment is removed, building remains intact

Lowlands

Ardlussa

 

1879

Closed 1924

Campbeltown

Argyll (Longrow S:t)

 

1844

The second distillery named Argyll closed 1923

Campbeltown

Auchinblae

 

1896

Closed 1929, aka Auchenblae Distillery

Southern Highlands

Auchnagie

 

1812

1890 name is changed to Tullymet Distillery
aka Tullymet Distillery; Easter Tullymet,
Achnagie & Tay Distillery, Closed & demolished 1911

Southern Highland

Auchtermuchty

 

1829

Closed 1926, aka Stratheden Distillery

Lowlands

Auchtertool

 

1845

Closed 1927, malting until 1973

Lowlands

Ballechin

 

1810

aka Ballechan Distillery
closed 1927 and converted to a farm.

Southern Highlands

Ballindalloch

 

1845

Closed 1898, same owner as Cragganmore

Speyside

Bankier

 

1828

Closed 1928, used just for maltings
until 1971, demolished 1990

Lowlands

Benachie

 

1880

Closed 1915, earlier Jericho

Speyside

Benmore

 

1868

Closed 1927, 1936 it was converted to bus garage.

Campbeltown

Ben Morven

 

1897

aka Gerston ll, closed 1914 probable.
1897 name is changed from Gerston ll

Northern Highlands

Ben Wyvis

1879

aka Ferintosh Distillery (1), closed 1926
the warehouses was used until 1980

Northern Highlands

Bon Accord

 

1855

aka Bon Accord Highland Malt & North of Scotland (2),
1885 Bon Accord is destroyed by fire
1896 changed name to North of Scotland (2)
1904 North of Scotland (2) is destroyed by fire,
closed 1913, produced a Malt known as Cock O'The North

Eastern Highlands

BoŽness (West End,
West Lothian)

 

1813

Closed 1925 aka Borrowstouness Distillery
1876 Bo'ness is converted to patent still distillery by James Calder & Co

Lowlands

Borrowstouness

 

1813

See Bo'ness

Lowlands

Burnfoot

 

1833

See Glengoyne (open)

Southern Highlands

Burnside (3)
(Witchburn Road)

 

1825

1924 Burnside Distillery is closed

Campbeltown

Camelon

 

1798

aka Rosebank, Lauriston & Falkirk Distillery
1894 the name is changed to Rosebank
1968 Camelon original malting building is closed and dismantled

Lowlands

Camlachie

 

1834

See Loch Katrine

Lowlands

Campbeltown

 

1815

Closed 1924

Campbeltown

Clockserrie

 

1700's

See Isla Distillery

Southern Highlands

Clydesdale

 

1825

aka Wishaw Distillery. Closed 1919
warehouses are used until 1980's

Lowlands

Dalaruan

 

1824

aka Dalruadhain Distillery, closed 1922

Campbeltown

Dalintober

 

1832

Closed 1925

Campbeltown

Dasherhead

 

1826

1826 is name changed to Glenfoyle

Southern Highlands

Dean

 

1881

1881 Dean Distillery is converted from a flour mill
to whisky distillery Closed 1922

Lowlands

Devanha

 

1837

Closed 1915
it started as a brewery 1825

Eastern Highlands

Drumcaldie

 

1896

Closed 1903, Drumcaldie is demolished 1981
aka Fife

Lowlands

Dundashill

 

1770

Closed 1902, aka Dundas Hill & Glasgow Distillery
1903 Dundashill is dismantled by Distillers Company Ltd
the malt they produced were Old Still & Highland Malt

Lowlands

Duntocher

 

1817

aka Auckentoshan, Auchintoshan & Auchentoshan Distillery

Lowlands

Edinburgh (2) (Sciennes)

 

1859

aka Glen Sciennes Distillery, Newington Distillery &
West Sciennes Distillery. Closed 1925
Glen Sciennes Distillery main buildings are still standing

Lowlands

Easter Tullymet

 

1812

See Auchnagie Distillery

Southern Highlands

Elchies

 

1845

aka Macallan & Macallan-Glenlivet Distillery

Speyside

Ferintosh (2)(Dingwall)

 

1893

See Ben Wyvis Distillery

Northern Highlands

Fife

 

1896

See Drumcaldie

Lowlands

Gargunnock

 

1826

aka Glenfoyle Distillery

Southern Highlands

Gerston ll (Caithness)

 

1886

In 1897 they changed the name to Ben Morven Distillery.

Northern Highlands

Glasgow

 

1770

See Dundashill

Lowlands

Glen Coull

 

1897

Closed 1927, aka Glencoull Highland Malt Distillery

Southern Highlands

Glen Grant No: 2

 

1845

aka Caperdonich Distillery, mothballed 1902

Speyside

Glen Nevis
(Fort William, Inverness)

 

1878

1908 Nevis Distillery is closed by Donald P. McDonald
Nevis Distillery and Ben Nevis Distillery are merged

Western Highlands

Glen Nevis (2)
(Campbeltown)

 

1877

Closed 1923, 1936 Glen Nevis (2) and Ardlussa
warehouses combined to make blending and bottling plant

Campbeltown

Glen Sciennes

 

1853

See Edinburgh Distillery (2)
It was named Glen Sciennes between 1853-61

Lowlands

Glenaden

 

1845

aka Glenadon Distillery, 1915 Glenaden is closed

Speyside

Glencawdor

 

1898

aka Glen Cawdor, closed 1927

Northern Highlands

Glendarroch

 

1878

See Glenfyne, named Glendarroch between 1878-87

Western Highlands

Glenfinch

 

1811

See Glenturret

Sorry

Glenforres

 

1825

See Edradour Distillery (open)

Southern Highlands

Glenfoyle

 

1826

Closed 1923
aka Gargunnock Distillery

Southern Highlands

Glenfyne

 

1831

Closed 1937

Western Highlands

Glengilp

 

1831

Closed 1937. aka Glenfyne

Western Highlands

Glengyle

 

1873

aka Glengoile Distillery, closed 1925
1925 Glengyle Distillery stocks are auctioned off

Campbeltown

Gleniffer

 

1858

aka Glenpatricks, closed 1894

Lowlands

Glenisla-Glenlivet

 

1845

aka Strathmill Distillery

Speyside

Glenmavis

 

1783

aka Glen Mavis Distillery, closed 1910

Lowlands

Glenochil

 

1746

see Dolls & Distillery, 1846 converted to grain

Lowlands

Glenside (2) (Glenside)

 

1834

Closed 1926

Campbeltown

Glenskiach

 

1896

aka Glen Skiach, Glen Skiack and Glenskiack Distillery
1926 Glen Skiach is closed, 1933 dismantled

Northern Highlands

Glentarras

 

1839

Closed 1914 and dismantled 1937

Lowlands

Gorbals

 

1825

See Adelphi Distillery.

Lowlands

Grandtully

 

1837

Closed 1910
Grandtully Distillery was the smallest legal distillery in UK.

Southern Highlands

Grange (2) (Burntisland)

 

1786

1914-8 Grange Distillery (2) is closed
1918 Grange Distillery (2) back in production
1927 Grange Distillery (2) is closed
1927-87 Grange Distillery (2) warehouses used
1990 Grange Distillery (2) warehouses are mostly dismantled.
Old Burntisland were produced by Grange

Lowland

Granthly

 

1820's

See Grandtully.

Southern Highlands

Greenoch (Tobago S.t)

 

1824

Closed 1915

Lowlands

Hazelburn

 

1796

1836 Hazelburn is rebuilt, closed 1925
1981 Hazelburn warehouses used by Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd
1993 Hazelburn warehouses mostly destroyed

 Campbeltown

Highlands Esk

 

1897

See Glenesk Distillery (open)

Eastern Highlands

Inverboyndie

 

1845

aka Banff Distillery

Speyside

Isla

 

1851

aka Clockserrie Distillery (closed 1851)
1926 Isla Distillery is closed

Southern Highlands

Jericho

 

1822

1880 Jericho is named Benachie.

Speyside

Kinloch (2)
(Longrow/Sadell St.)

 

1823

Closed 1926, in 1928 Kinloch is given to Campbeltown town council
by David MacCullum when he is unable to sell the distillery

Campbeltown

Kintyre

 

1831

closed 1926, 1826-87 Kintyre Distillery is operated
in conjunction with Longrow Distillery

Campbeltown

Kirkliston

 

1795

aka Lambsmiln Distillery, closed 1920

Lowlands

Lambsmiln

 

1795

See Kirkliston

Lowlands

Langholm

 

1765

1917 Langholm Distillery is closed
1926 Langholm Distillery main distillery is dismantled

Lowlands

Lauriston

 

1798

See Camelon

Lowlands

Lochead

  1824

Closed 1928

Campbeltown

Loch Katrine
(Camlachie S:t)

 

1870

aka Camlachie 1834, Whitevale 1835-70
Loch Katrine 1870-1902, closed 1920

Lowlands

Loch Katrine Adelphi

 

1870

See Adelphi

Lowlands

Lochindaal

 

1829

aka Port Charlotte, Rhins & Rhinns Distillery
1929 Lochindaal Distillery is closed and dismantled.

Islay

Lochruan

 

1835

Closed 1925

Campbeltown

Longrow

 

1824

Closed 1896, nowdays the namn is re-used by Springbank

Campbeltown

Man O`hoy

 

1878

See Stromness Distillery
It was named Man O'hoy between 1878-1900

Islands

Meadowburn

 

1824

1882? Meadowburn Distillery is closed

Campbeltown

Mile End (2)

 

1858

See Provenmill

Lowlands

Milltown

 

1815

See Provanmill Distillery

Lowlands

Newington

 

1851

See Edinburgh Distillery (2)
Newington between 1851-52

Lowlands

Nevis

 

1878

See Glen Nevis

Western Highlands

North of Scotland

 

1896

See Bon Accord

Eastern Highlands

Paisley

 

1790's

See Saucel Distillery

Lowlands

Parkmore

 

1894

aka Parkmore Highland Malt Distillery, closed?
1931, it's mothballed since 1934

Speyside

Port Charlotte

 

1829

See Lochindaal Distillery

Islay

Port Dundas

1770's

Destroyed by a fire 1903
rebuilt, nowdays a grain distillery

Lowland

Provanmill

 

1860

Closed 1929, aka Mile End (2) & Milltown Distillery
Provanmill Distillery is dismantled 1953

Lowlands

Renfrewshire

 

1770

See Yoker Distillery

Lowlands

Rieclachan

 

1825

aka Riechlachan Distillery, closed 1934

Campbeltown

Rhins (Rhinns)

 

1829

See Lochindaal Distillery

Islay

Saucel

 

1793

aka Paisley, Sacell & Sawhill Distillery
1851 Saucel converting to grain whisky,
1915 a fire wiped out the production buildings

Lowlands

Speyside

 

1895

Closed 1911 (liquidation)
Speyside (2) opened 1983 nearby Speyside (1) area

Speyside

Springside

 

1830

1926 Springside Distillery is closed

Campbeltown

Strathdee

 

1821

1942 the last distillation was made
1945 Strathdee Distillery is closed.

Eastern Highlands

Stratheden

 

1829

Closed 1926,aka Auchtermuchty Distillery
1890's Auchtermuchty Distillery name is changed to Stratheden
1923 Auchtermuchty Distillery is renamed Stratheden Distillery

Lowlands

Stromness

 

1828

aka Man O' Hoy Distillery
Close 1928 and dismantled 1940
they produced the Old Orkney

Islands

Stronachie

 

1900

1928 Stronachie Distillery is closed
and dismantled 1930's

Southern Highlands

Tambowie

 

1825

1914 Tambowie is destroyed by fire
1921 Tambowie is dismantled

Lowlands

Towiemore-(Glenlivet)

 

1896

1904 Towiemore is damaged by fire, 1930 Towiemore is closed
1922 Towiemore single malt whisky would turn cloudy (briefly)
when water was added, disconcerting drinkers.
The cloudiness reportedly was caused by lime in the water
Blenders refuse to accept Towiemore whisky for blending

Speyside

Tullymet

 

1890

Closed 1911 aka Auchnagie

Southern Highlands

West Sciennes

 

1849

See Edinburgh Distillery (2), West Sciennes between 1849-51

Lowlands

Wishaw

 

1825

See Clydesdale Distillery

Lowlands

Whitevale

 

1835

See Loch Katrine 1870-1902

Lowlands

Yoker

 

1770

Closed 1927, aka Renfrewshire Distillery
1941 Yoker Distillery warehouses damaged during WWII

Lowlands

updated: Jan. 11th 2006