Canonmills
| Canonmills | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 57 '44.4 " N , 3 ° 12' 16.1" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Converted to apartments in 1970 |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1782 |
| founder | James Haig |
Canonmills was a whiskey distillery in Edinburgh , Scotland .
The distillery was founded in 1782 by James Haig in the city of Edinburgh. It is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. Canonballs was founded at a time when the government was cracking down on the myriad of illegal private distilleries and produced malt whiskey . A well-known incident in connection with the distillery is recorded in 1784. That year there were devastating crop failures, so an angry crowd moved to the distillery, where large quantities of grain, potatoes and vegetables were stored. After confronting the guarded security forces, a demonstrator was shot dead and the leaders arrested. They were quickly convicted and, as a punishment, whipped publicly in the streets of the city and then banished to a penal colony for 14 years.
The distillery had to be closed in 1788 for economic reasons. It is known from the enforcement records that a wash still with a capacity of 6,000 gallons and a wash still with a capacity of 1,608 gallons were used for whiskey production . In 1790 John Stein & Co. bought the disused distillery. She then joined J. Haig & Sons in the 1830s . In the further course of its history the distillery was shut down and only the malt house was preserved as a supplier for a brewery. When exactly the distillery was closed is not recorded. In the 1970s, the buildings were demolished and residential buildings were built on the site.
Individual evidence
- ^ F. Paul Pacult: A Double Scotch. How Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Became Global Icons . 1st edition. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ 2005, ISBN 0-471-66271-2 , pp. 46-47.
- ↑ Information about the distillery