by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Founded by brothers William IV, John and Robert Harvey – who also owned grain distilleries in Glasgow – its main focus was on creating malt for blended Scotch. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, the distillery changed hands numerous times and saw many...
by agnestse | Jul 31, 2024 | Distillery
Over its lifetime, the distillery mostly produced whisky for blends, most prominently for the Bell’s brand of blended Scotch. After the launch of Bell’s in 1896, the whisky became such an important part of the blend that Arthur Bell & Son took over in the 1930s...
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...
