John Robertson and Son
of 38, Seagate, Dundee, and Coleburn Distillery, Morayshire.
Scotch Whisky Merchants and Distillers.
1827 Established by John Robertson.
1896 Incorporated as a limited company, with capital of £250,000, 'to acquire the business of John Robertson and Son, wine and spirit merchants, Candle Lane and Seagate, Dundee; and to acquire from William Brown Robertson, wine and spirit merchant, Dundee, in feu, a piece of ground on the estate of Coleburns, Elginshire, upon which a distillery is being erected, erect the distillery, and carry on the business of distillers therein.'[1]
1915 The Coleburn Distillery was sold to the Clynelish Distillery Co Ltd.[2]
1966 The company changed its name to William Sanderson and Son Limited and it remains a live company
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 23 May 1896
- ↑ https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/2020/coleburn/