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The distillery changed hands a number of times between 1837 and 1891. Gilmour, Thompson & Company Limited purchased the distillery in 1891 and used some of the Glencadam product in their Royal Blend brand of blended whiskey. The distillery, as with most others, reduced production during World War II owing to fuel and grain rationing. [4]
The distillery is owned and operated by Angus Dundee Distillers, PLC, of London, England, which also owns and operates the Glencadam distillery. In 2009 Tomintoul entered the Guinness Book of World Records by producing the largest bottle of whisky in the world, containing 105.3 litres of 14-year-old Tomintoul malt whisky. [1]
Glen Albyn distillery was founded in 1897 by the Dundee wine merchant James Isle as Highland Esk distillery having been converted from a flax mill. [1] In 1899, JF Caille took over the distillery and renamed it North Esk distillery. [2] The distillery was closed during the First World War but reopened afterward. [3]
Glengoyne is regularly referred to as the "most beautiful distillery in Scotland". [6] [9] [11] [12] The distillery has been in continuous operation producing Highland single malt whisky for over 175 years [4] with a current distilling capacity of over one million litres of alcohol and over 35,000 visitors per annum. [13]
In 1824, The Glenlivet distillery was established at Upper Drumin by George Smith and his youngest son John Gordon Smith. [1] [10] George Smith established a second distillery during 1849, named the Cairngorm-Delnabo Distillery but by 1855 or 1856, both distilleries were running at full capacity, and were unable to meet rising demand.
The Glendarroch Distillery covers three acres of ground, and is solidly built of stone in the form of a quadrangle, with a frontage of 500 feet (150 m) to the [Crinan] Canal … The annual output is 80,000 gallons. [9] In 1887 it was acquired by the Scotch Whisky Distillers Limited and renamed Glenfyne. This company ceased operation in 1889.
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Glenglassaugh distillery is a malt scotch whisky distillery which restarted production in November 2008 after being acquired by an independent investment group. Following a complete refurbishment by the new owners the distillery was re-opened on 24 November 2008 by then First Minister for Scotland Alex Salmond .