The Grange (whiskey distillery)

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The Grange
country Scotland
region Lowlands
Geographical location 56 ° 3 '57 .2 "  N , 3 ° 14' 31.2"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 3 '57  .2 " N , 3 ° 14' 31.2"  W.
Type Paint
status Closed in 1927, partly used as warehouses
owner
Founded 1786
founder Boog, Thomson

The Grange was a whiskey distillery in Burntisland , Fife , Scotland . It should not be confused with the Grange distillery existing in Morayshire from 1817 to 1829 and the Alloa distillery, which was also known as Grange . The distillery was also known as Old Burntisland or Burntisland . The distillery buildings are classified in category B in the Scottish monument lists. The associated apartments are listed in category C.

The distillery emerged from a brewery that had existed since 1767 and was converted into a whiskey distillery in 1786. Remodeled in 1806 and 1813, the distillery was then owned by William Young , a farmer who owned the land on which the buildings were erected. Over the next 52 years the distillery was rebuilt and expanded three times. At the end of the 19th century, a cast-iron water reservoir was built on a nearby hill , in which water from two previously drilled water sources was stored. The reservoir is still preserved today.

At the end of the 1890s, sales representatives were hired who were responsible for the national sales of the whiskey. In 1914, William Young & Co. merged with Glenkinchie , Clydesdale , St. Magdalene and Rosebank to form the Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD). The distillery was closed during the First World War . After its reopening, however, it could no longer build on its previous meaning and was finally closed in 1927. Their warehouses continued to be used for a long time and are now on the British List of Monuments .

Alfred Barnard toured the distillery in the mid-1880s, so detailed reports on the operating buildings at that time are available. According to him, the distillation was carried out using two pot stills , which produced 200,000  gallons of whiskey per year. The maximum capacity is given as 260,000 gallons. The whiskey produced was sold to Scotland, England , India and the British colonies, including as Old Burntisland .

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  1. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
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  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Information about the distillery
  8. ↑ Entry in the list of monuments
  9. ^ Report by Alfred Barnard