Distillery Name : Caperdonich Distillery / Glen Grant Distillery No.2
Distillery Area : Highland, Speyside, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1898 - 2002
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Rothes, Moray.
Map Grid Reference : NJ278495
Current Owner : None
Notes :
Timeline
1898 - Distillery built as Glen Grant No.2 Distillery, across the road from Glen Grant No.1 Distillery by J. & J. Grant.
1902 - Closed.
1965 - Distillery rebuilt by Glenlivet Distillers Ltd. and re-named Caperdonich Distillery.
1967 - Extended from two to four stills, which became all steam-heated.
1977 - Taken over by the Seagram Company Ltd. of Canada.
2001 - Sold to Pernod Ricard (Chivas Brothers Ltd.).
2002 - Distillery mothballed.
2011 - Demolished.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.