Distillery Name : Cragganmore Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Speyside, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1870 - Present
Current Status : Active
Location : Cragganmore, Ballindalloch, Banffshire.
Map Grid Reference : NJ163364
Current Owner : Diageo plc.
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Timeline
1869 - Founded by John Smith (born 1833, formerly lessee of Glenfarclas) who persuaded Sir George Macpherson-Grant, his landlord, to lease him the land to build a new distillery.
1886-1893 - John Smith died and the distillery was continued by his trustees, which included his brother, George.
1902 - The distillery was rebuilt by Gordon Smith, operated as John Smith.
1923 - Gordon Smith died.
1923 - Purchased at the expiry of the lease by the Cragganmore-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd., owned equally by the Ballindaloch Estate and by White Horse Distillers Ltd.
1927 - The White Horse share passed to the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1964 - Extended from two to four stills. Licensed to D. & J. McCallum Ltd., Edinburgh.
1965-1966 - White Horse Distillers merged with Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL), who acquired the remaining shares.
1972 - Stills became steam-heated.
1988-1989 - The single malt is being chosen by United Distillers (UD) to represent the Speyside in their Classic Malts Series.
1992 - Licensed to MacDonald Greenlees Ltd.
1997 - United Distillers (UD), by then renamed United Distillers & Vintners (UDV), become a part of Diageo.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
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