Glenugie
| Glenugie | |
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| country | Scotland |
| region | Highlands |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 29 '16 " N , 1 ° 47' 35" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Decommissioned and demolished in 1983 |
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| Founded | 1831 |
| Water source | Wellington Spring |
| Washstill (s) | 2 × 14,775 l |
| Spiritstill (s) | 2 × 15,911 l |
Glenugie was a whiskey distillery in Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , Scotland . Some of the preserved distillery buildings are classified in Category B in the Scottish List of Monuments.
history
The distillery was founded in 1831 in Invernettie , which was then outside of Peterhead. After six years of operation, the distillery was converted into a brewery , but production was switched back to whiskey 25 years later. In 1925 the company was temporarily closed. Seager Evans bought the distillery in 1937 and started whiskey production again. The operation continued through the decades, first in the possession of Schenley then from Long John and finally by Whitbread & Co. over. The latter stopped production in 1983 and the site was sold to an oil company that same year, which partially demolished the building or converted it into office buildings. For a time Glenugie was Scotland's easternmost distillery.
production
The water required for production comes from the Wellington spring. Two coarse stills ( wash stills ) and two spirit stills were available for firing . The Spiritsafe from Archibald McMillan Ltd was sold to Fettercairn and comes there as Sample Safe No. 1 is used.
Bottlings
The distillery did not bottle its own single malts until it closed. However, there are some bottlings made by independent bottlers.
Web links
- Entry on Glenugie in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database