Difference between revisions of "William Williams and Sons (of Aberdeen)"
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1899 The business was incorporated as a limited company, William Williams and Sons Limited | 1899 The business was incorporated as a limited company, William Williams and Sons Limited | ||
1918 Acquired [[Greenlees Brothers]].<ref>The Times, September 15, 1924</ref> | |||
2021 The Glendullan Distillery still operates, after considerable reconstruction, as part of the portfolio of Scottish distilleries owned by [[Diageo]]. | 1919 The company merged to form '''Macdonald, Greenlees and Williams (Distillers)'''. The company went into liquidation in 1926 with the assets being acquired by the [[Distillers Co]]. | ||
1986 Some of the whiskies were acquired by [[Lonrho]] adding to its [[Whyte and Mackay]] Business. | |||
2021 The [[Glendullan Distillery]] still operates, after considerable reconstruction, as part of the portfolio of Scottish distilleries owned by [[Diageo]]. | |||
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* https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/1854/glendullan/ | * https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/1854/glendullan/ | ||
* https://www.diffordsguide.com/producers/220/the-glendullan-distillery-macdonald-greenlees-ltd | * https://www.diffordsguide.com/producers/220/the-glendullan-distillery-macdonald-greenlees-ltd | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:59, 14 July 2023
Wholesale wine, spirit and tea merchants, distillers and whisky blenders and exporters, 36 Regent Quay, Aberdeen
1840 Established by William Williams
1876 The firm's name was changed to William Williams and Sons
1878 The firm received diplomas of merit at the Paris World's Fair and a prize medal at the London International Exhibition in 1884 for the quality of their blended whisky
1897 The Glendullan Distillery was built, the last of seven distilleries built in Dufftown
1899 The business was incorporated as a limited company, William Williams and Sons Limited
1918 Acquired Greenlees Brothers.[1]
1919 The company merged to form Macdonald, Greenlees and Williams (Distillers). The company went into liquidation in 1926 with the assets being acquired by the Distillers Co.
1986 Some of the whiskies were acquired by Lonrho adding to its Whyte and Mackay Business.
2021 The Glendullan Distillery still operates, after considerable reconstruction, as part of the portfolio of Scottish distilleries owned by Diageo.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, September 15, 1924
- Post Office Aberdeen Directory 1889-1890
- Post Office Aberdeen Directory 1900-1901
- Edinburgh Gazette January 26 1926
- https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/1854/glendullan/
- https://www.diffordsguide.com/producers/220/the-glendullan-distillery-macdonald-greenlees-ltd