Edinburgh (whiskey distillery)
| Edinburgh | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 56 '18.4 " N , 3 ° 10' 58.3" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1925 |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1849 |
| founder | Alexander Pearson |
| Water source | in the Pentland Hills |
| Washstill (s) | 1 × 3200 gallons (1886) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 × 2170 gallons (1886) |
| Production volume | 132,000 gallons (1886) |
Edinburgh , also known as West Sciennes or Glen Sciennes , was a whiskey distillery in Edinburgh , Scotland . The brandy produced was therefore assigned to the Lowlands whiskey region .
history
The distillery was founded in 1849 by Alexander Pearson under the name West Sciennes . A brewery from 1430 , which was converted into a whiskey distillery, served as the basis . After only one year the company went bankrupt and was bought by Thomas Duncanson & Co. in 1851 and renamed first in Newington , then in 1856 in Glen Sciennes . When Andrew Usher & Co. acquired the company in 1859, the distillery was given the name Edinburgh , which it continued to use until the end. In 1919, Scottish Malt Distillers ( SMD ) bought the distillery and ultimately closed it in 1925.
When Alfred Barnard visited the distillery as part of his major whiskey tour in 1886, it had an annual production capacity of 132,000 gallons . A coarse still ( wash still ) and a fine still ( spirit still ) with capacities of 3200 and 2170 gallons respectively were available.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d A. Barnard : The Whiskey Distilleries of the United Kingdom , 1887, pp. 301-302.
- ↑ Ulf Buxrud: Lost Scotch Malt Whiskey Distilleries 1888–1945 , 2000 ( Memento from April 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information on wormtub.com