by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
After the huge flood, the distillery was rebuilt a few kilometres down the road by John Innes, but only managed to last three years before being plagued by bankruptcy and being taken over once more. The ups and downs continued for Benrinnes, before it was eventually...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Benriach Distillery was set up at a bad time for founder Duff – only a year after opening, the famous Pattison Crash forced it and many other Scottish distilleries to close when it was discovered that the Pattison brothers had been running one of their early...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Ben Nevis distillery is a whisky distillery in Fort William, Scotland. It is situated at the base of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, which rises to 1,345 m (4,413 ft) above sea level. A coastal distillery in the Western Highlands, the distillery...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Auchroisk Distillery was built and founded in order to increase malt production to go into the increasingly popular J&B blended whisky, which had found a strong following in the US selling over three million cases in the early 1970s. The location was chosen due to...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
The distillery has been operating since 1898, after two years of building works brought it into production, and is the only distillery to have been built by the Dewar family. The brothers chose its location because the land was only a few miles from the birthplace of...