Cambus
Cambus | |
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country | Scotland |
region | Lowlands |
Geographical location | 56 ° 7 '32.2 " N , 3 ° 50' 39.7" W |
Type | Grain |
status | Closed in 1993 |
owner | Diageo |
Founded | 1813 |
founder | John Mowbray |
Water source | Lossburn Reservoir |
Spiritstill (s) | 2 coffey stills |
Cambus was a whiskey distillery in Tullibody , Clackmannanshire , Scotland .
history
The distillery was in 1813 by John Mowbray near the city Tullibody the river Devon established to grain whiskey to produce. It was one of the first and at times the largest grain whiskey distillery in the country. In 1877 the distillery was one of the founding members of the Distiller Company Ltd. (DCL). In 1914 a fire destroyed the production buildings, but spared the warehouses. The business was not resumed until 1938, but did not reach the previous level. Cambus finally came to Diageo through the acquisition by Scottish Grain Distillers . In 1993 the distillery was shut down. Diageo currently uses them for filling barrels and as a warehouse.
production
The water needed to make whiskey comes from the Lossburn Reservoir. Two Coffey stills were used as distillers .
Bottlings
The distillery did not sell any original bottlings. However, there are bottlings by independent bottlers.
Additional information
- Entry on Cambus in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
- D. Daiches: Scotch whiskey, Macmillan, 1970.