Banker (whiskey distillery)
| banker | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Highlands |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 59 '14.2 " N , 3 ° 57' 34.4" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1928 |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1827 |
| founder | Daniel McFarlane & Co. |
| Washstill (s) | 1 × 6551 gallons (1886) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 × 1975 gallons (1886) 1 × 1895 gallons (1885) |
| Production volume | 180,000 gallons (1886) |
Banker was a whiskey distillery in Banknock in the traditional Scottish county of Stirlingshire . The village is now part of the Falkirk Council Area .
The distillery was founded in 1827 by Daniel McFarlane & Co. in a converted flour mill. From 1878 at the latest, it was owned by James Risk until the company was taken over by James Buchanan & Co. in 1903. In 1925, the Distillers Company Ltd. ( DCL ) and closed it three years later. However, the malt house continued to operate until the 1970s.
When Alfred Barnard visited the distillery as part of his major whiskey tour in 1886, it had an annual production capacity of 180,000 gallons with only about 150,000 gallons being produced. There were three stills are available: Coarse blister ( wash still ) with a capacity of 6,551 gallons and two fine blisters ( spirit stills ) with capacity of 1,975 or 1,895 gallons.
Web links
- Entry on Banker in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e A. Barnard : The Whiskey Distilleries of the United Kingdom . 1887, pp. 319-322.
- ↑ Introduction on wormtub.com