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
Notes :
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.