Canonmills

Distillery Name : Canonmills Distillery

Distillery Area : Lowland, Scotland

Product : Malt Whisky

Operated Between : c.1780 - c.1840

Current Status : Inactive

Location : Canonmills, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian.

Map Grid Reference : NT249750

Current Owner : None

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Timeline

c.1780 - Founded by James Haig.

1788 - James Haig sequestrated. The sequestration papers record a ’singling still of 1,608 gallons capacity and a doubling still of 6,000 gallons capacity’.

1790 - Acquired by John Stein & Co.

1813-18 - John Stein & Co.

1825 - John Stein.

c.1830-1840 - J. Haig & Sons.

Later became a brewery maltings.

1970's - Demolished.

 

References

The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig.