Difference between revisions of "Tobermory Distillery"
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1798 The distillery was said to be built by John Sinclair, a local kelp merchant. However, 1823 is also commonly cited as the date of establishment. Throughout its history the distillery was subject to long periods of closure. | 1798 The distillery was said to be built by John Sinclair, a local kelp merchant. However, 1823 is also commonly cited as the date of establishment. Throughout its history the distillery was subject to long periods of closure. | ||
1837 John Sinclair was still listed at Tobermory Distillery.<ref>Pigot and Co.'s National Commercial Directory of the whole of Scotland and of The Isle of Man 1837</ref> | |||
1885 Annual output was 62,000 gallons.<ref>Alfred Barnard "The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom" (1887)</ref> | 1885 Annual output was 62,000 gallons.<ref>Alfred Barnard "The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom" (1887)</ref> |
Revision as of 13:56, 22 May 2022
Ledaig, Tobermory, Isle of Mull PA75 6NR
1798 The distillery was said to be built by John Sinclair, a local kelp merchant. However, 1823 is also commonly cited as the date of establishment. Throughout its history the distillery was subject to long periods of closure.
1837 John Sinclair was still listed at Tobermory Distillery.[1]
1885 Annual output was 62,000 gallons.[2]
1888 The distillery was bought by John Hopkins and Co of Glasgow.[3]
1936 The distillery closed, though the last malting had in fact taken place six years previously. Whisky stocks were shipped to bonded stores in Campbeltown.[4]