Drambuie Liqueur Co
8 and 9 Union Street, Edinburgh
1745 The background legend to the whisky-based liqueur involves a secret recipe passed on from Bonnie Prince Charlie, in gratitude for aid in escape from his pursuers after the Jacobites' defeat at Culloden. The recipe was associated with the Isle of Skye until it was brought to Edinburgh early in the 20th century.
1893 Drambuie was first registered as a trade mark.
1914 W. Macbeth and Son Limited was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £8,000, to take over the business of wholesale wine and spirit merchants and liquor merchants carried on under the name of W. Macbeth and Son, 8 Union Street, Edinburgh.[1] At some point thereafter, the company name was changed to The Drambuie Liqueur Company Limited. The company went into voluntary liquidation in 1927, to be replaced by The Drambuie Liqueur Company (1927) Limited, a private company, with capital of £5,000, to carry on business as wholesale wine and spirit merchants.
1937 The company changed its name again to The Drambuie Liqueur Company Limited.
2014 The company and brand were bought by William Grant and Sons for an undisclosed sum.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 18 July 1914
- National Archives of Scotland BT2/9200
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC014666
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-29109342