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Glenesk Distillery | |
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Region | Highlands |
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LatLong | 56° 44’ 39” N 02° 27’ 57” W |
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Grid Reference | NO716615 |
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History |
1897 |
Converted from flax-spinning mill by Septimus Parsonage & Co. and James Isles, a wine merchant from Dundee and named Highland Esk, operated by Septimus Parsonage & Co. Ltd.. It was situated at the mouth of the River South Esk at Montrose having a good supply of water and good access to the Mearns to get the barley from (1898 mentioned as well) |
1899 |
Acquired by J.F. Caille Heddle and renamed North Esk Distillery |
WWI-1938 |
Production ceased and the buildings were used to billet soldiers. Part of the distillery burnt down in this period and remained unrepaired. For some years the maltings were in use. Not used for distilling until 1938 |
1938 |
Bought by Associated Scottish Distilleries Ltd. (ASD), subsidiary of Train & McIntyre Ltd., itself owned by National Distillers of America and re-equipped to produce grain whisky as Montrose Distillery |
1954-64 |
Associated Scottish Distilleries (ASD) ran into problems and sold the distillery to Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL). Only the warehouses and maltings were used |
1964 |
Transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) who converted it back to a malt distillery as Hillside. Four stills |
1968 |
Large drum-maltings was opened on an adjacent site |
1973 |
Enlarged |
1980 |
Renamed Glenesk Distillery and Maltings. Licensed to William Sanderson & Sons Ltd., South Queensferry, West Lothian |
1985 |
Distillery was closed |
1992 |
Distilling license cancelled |