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| Glenury Distillery | |
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| General |
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| Region | Highlands |
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| LatLong | 56° 58’ 20” N 02° 12’ 50” W |
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| Grid Reference | NO871868 |
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| Open to public | |
| Remarks |
| History |
1825-52 |
Distillery established by Barclay, McDonald & Co.. Captain Robert Barclay of Ury, MP for Kincardine, a prominente farmer and landowner, and a renowned long-distance athlete was one of the owners |
1847 |
The distillery was put up for auction when Barclay died |
1858-83 |
Said to have been acquired by William Ritchie of Glasgow, continued until 1883 at least (1857 mentioned as well) |
1890-1938 |
William Ritchie & Co. |
1938 |
Sold to Associated Scottish Distilleries Ltd. (ASD) by its landlord, Lord Stonehaven. ASD was a newly incorporated subsidiary of Train & McIntyre Ltd., which was itself owned by National Distillers of America |
1953 |
Train & McIntyre Ltd. purchased by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL), and Glenury transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD). Licensed to John Gillon & Co., a small Glasgow blender |
1965-66 |
Rebuilt, when extended from two to four stills. Licensed to John Gillon |
1985 |
Distillery closed |
1992 |
License cancelled and site sold for residential development |
1996 |
A Rare Malts Selection bottling of the distillery won Most Outstanding Single Malt and Best Single Malt Over 12 Years in the 1996 International Wine and Spirit Competition |
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