Glenesk Distillery

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General
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Region Highlands
Distiller
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LatLong 56° 44’ 39” N   02° 27’ 57” W
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Grid Reference NO716615
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Open to public
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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



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