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Malt whisky distillers, Portsoy | Malt whisky distillers, Portsoy | ||
1875 | 1875 Founded by Colonel James Moir, who ran the distillery with his nephews Alexander and William Morrison, trading as the Glenglassaugh Distillery Company. | ||
1892 The deaths of Moir and Alexander Morrison led to the sale of the distillery, first to Robertson and Baxter, who swiftly sold it again to [[Highland Distilleries Co]] Ltd. After another cyclical slump in the industry, the distillery closed in 1907, though it was not dismantled. | |||
1960 Highland Distilleries resumed distilling with the aim of producing whisky for use in blends. However, the nature of the whisky proved unsuitable for that purpose and, combined with another downturn in the market, this led to closure once again in 1986. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 12 July 2021
Malt whisky distillers, Portsoy
1875 Founded by Colonel James Moir, who ran the distillery with his nephews Alexander and William Morrison, trading as the Glenglassaugh Distillery Company.
1892 The deaths of Moir and Alexander Morrison led to the sale of the distillery, first to Robertson and Baxter, who swiftly sold it again to Highland Distilleries Co Ltd. After another cyclical slump in the industry, the distillery closed in 1907, though it was not dismantled.
1960 Highland Distilleries resumed distilling with the aim of producing whisky for use in blends. However, the nature of the whisky proved unsuitable for that purpose and, combined with another downturn in the market, this led to closure once again in 1986.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Slater's (late Pigot and Co's) Royal National Commercial Directory and Topography of Scotland 1878
- Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory and Topography of Scotland 1886
- Alfred Barnard "The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom" (1887)
- Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland 1903
- https://www.glenglassaugh.com/en-gb/homepage/