Distillery Name : Abbeyhill Distillery / Croftanrigh Distillery
Distillery Area : Lowland, Scotland
Product : Abbeyhill - Malt Whisky, Croftanrigh - Grain Whisky.
Operated Between : 1825 - 1826, 1846 - 1852
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Abbeyhill Street / Croft-an-righ, Abbeyhill , Edinburgh, Mid Lothian.
Map Grid Reference : NT269741
Current Owner : None
Notes : Following its closure it was incorporated into the neighbouring St. Ann’s Brewery (1854-1961) and part of the site may still survive.
'Croft-an-Righ' means ‘the croft of the king’.
Timeline
1825 - Abbeyhill Distillery founded. The exact date is unknown, though there are no excise figures for 1824 shown in the 1825 accounts.
1825 - Excise report records 10,096 gallons of spirit produced between 5th January 1825 and 5th January 1826.
1826 - Excise report records 11,470 gallons of spirit produced between 5th January 1826 and 5th January 1827.
1826 - Thomas Miller sequestrated.
1826 - Lease and utensils sold.
1846 - The distillery is bought by J.A. Bernard who renamed it Croftanrigh, or possibly Croft-an-Righ Distillery.
14th October 1846 - Coffey still installed and licensed.
1846 - 14th Oct - J.A. Bernard receives distilling license.
1852 - Distillery closed.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
Excise accounts 1820/21, 1825/26 and 1827.
Breweryhistory.com
Historic Environment Scotland