Clydesdale (whiskey distillery)
| Clydesdale | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 46 '30 " N , 3 ° 55' 55.9" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1919 |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1825 |
| founder | Robert Montgomery, 8th Lord of Belhaven |
| Washstill (s) | 1 × 5500 gallons (1885)
1 × 3500 gallons (1885) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 × 2650 gallons (1885)
1 × 1000 gallons (1885) |
| Production volume | 170,000 gallons (1885) |
Clydesdale was a whiskey distillery in Wishaw , North Lanarkshire , Scotland . The brandy produced was therefore assigned to the Lowlands whiskey region .
The distillery was founded in 1825 by Robert Montgomery, 8th Lord of Belhaven under the name Wishaw . In the first few years it was leased out several times and finally sold to Patrick Chalmers in 1848 . After Chalmers' death in 1855 the business was idle for several years and was then resumed by his son-in-law J. Munroe Mackenzie under the name Clydesdale . In 1914 the distillery was one of the five founding members of Scottish Malt Distillers . These went to Distillery Company Ltd. in 1919 . ( DCL ), which closed operations in the same year. The distillery's bonded warehouse continued to be used for several years.
When Alfred Barnard visited the distillery on his major whiskey tour in 1885, it had an annual production capacity of 170,000 gallons . There were four pot stills with capacities of 5500, 3500, 2650 and 1000 gallons, respectively. Which are coarse or fine burn bubbles are not specified.
The Clydesdale Original Scotch Whiskey Company Ltd. has opened a new distillery for some time. in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and another trading company, Clydesdale Scotch Whiskey Company Ltd. in Glasgow using the name Clydesdale.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e A. Barnard : The Whiskey Distilleries of the United Kingdom , 1887, pp. 47-48.
- ↑ Ulf Buxrud: Lost Scotch Malt Whiskey Distilleries 1888–1945 , 2000 ( Memento from April 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information on wormtub.com