Lochhead (whiskey distillery)
| Lochhead | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Campbeltown |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 25 '41.7 " N , 5 ° 36' 28.7" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1928 |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1824 |
| founder | A. & R. McMurchy & Co. |
| Washstill (s) | 1 × 3300 (1885) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 × 1800 (1885) |
| Production volume | 111,000 gallons (1885) |
Lochhead , sometimes spelled Lochead , was a whiskey distillery in Campbeltown , Argyll and Bute , Scotland . It is named after its location at the head of Campbeltown Loch , a sea bay. After the land reclamation of what is now Kinloch Park , it was no longer located directly on the bay.
The distillery was in 1824, ie the same year as Dalaruan , Longrow and Meadow Burn , by A. & R. McMurchy & Co. founded. For this purpose, a mill was converted and the surrounding buildings were merged into one company. In 1833, William and James Taylor , who also owned the Meadowburn Distillery, acquired the company. They ran the business until it was sold to J. B. Sherriff & Co. Ltd. , who were also partners in the Bowmore and Lochindaal distilleries , in 1895. After the distillery ran into financial difficulties, Benmore Distilleries Ltd. acquired in 1920 . , which also owned the Benmore and Dallas Dhu distilleries . In 1928 the company was closed. Lochhead was the last of 16 distilleries to close in Campbeltown within the 1920s and is the third last to date after Benmore and Rieclachan . The buildings have meanwhile been demolished. There is now a supermarket on the site, with a parking lot on the grounds of the former Hazelburn distillery. To mark the location of a former distillery, a small pot still is attached to its roof .
When Alfred Barnard visited the distillery on his whiskey tour in 1885, it had an annual production capacity of 111,000 gallons . For this purpose, a 3300 gallon coarse bladder ( wash still ), which at the time was the largest in Campbeltown, and an 1,800 gallon fine bladder ( spirit still ) were available. A malt whiskey was produced.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Alfred Barnard: The Whiskey Distilleries of the United Kingdom , 1887, p. 69.
- ↑ Presentation on lostdistillery.com
- ↑ Introduction on wormtub.com