Distillery Name : Auchinblae Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1896 - c.1930
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Burnett Street, Auchinblae, Kincardineshire.
Map Grid Reference : NO726785
Current Owner : None
Notes : The design of the new distillery facilities was carried out by Charles C. Doig. This included the building of a dam across the Luther Water, the fitting of a water-driven turbine generator for electricity and a new iron bridge to enable horse-drawn carts to reach the distillery.*
Timeline
1895 - Converted from a flax-spinning mill (built in 1795) by the Auchinblae Distillery Co. Ltd., formed by 205 local people.
1916 - Company liquidated.
Distillery acquired by MacDonald, Greenlees & Williams (Distillers) Ltd. and work continued.
1926 - MacDonald, Greenlees & Williams (Distillers) Ltd. taken over by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1930 - by 1930 the distillery is closed.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
*Wikipedia