Melrose Drover
Distillers, rectifiers, wine merchants, methylated spirit makers and lime juice manufacturers, of Mitchell Street, Leith[1]
1872 The business was established.
1878 Introduced Melrose Whisky
1898 Melrose-Drover Limited was incorporated as a public company, with capital of £100,000, to acquire as a going concern Messrs Melrose, Drover and Co, rectifying distillers, whisky blenders and exporters, British wine makers, and lime juice manufacturers, Leith. The business of the Border Whisky Company, Kelso, was also incorporated with the new company.[2]
1901 A fire at the company's bonded warehouse was reckoned to be one of the biggest such fires to have occurred in Leith, resulting in damage estimated around £30,000.[3]
One of their leading blends was MD Golden Crown whisky but they also distilled Old Tom Gin at their Links Distillery.
2008 The company was wound up, having been dormant for some time previously.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Post Office Edinburgh and Leith Directory 1909-1910
- ↑ Glasgow Herald 5 December 1898
- ↑ Leith Burghs Pilot 17 August 1901
- ↑ https://opencorporates.com/companies/gb/SC004072