Eastbridge

Distillery Name : Eastbridge Distillery

Distillery Area : Lowland, Scotland

Product : Malt Whisky

Operated Between : 1795 - 1848

Current Status : Inactive

Location : Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Map Grid Reference : NT285923

Current Owner : None

Notes : Also East Bridge.

Andrew Philp died in November 1848.

 

Timeline

1795 - Distillery opened by Robert Speirs.

1813-1819 - Spears Mitchell & Co.

1819 - Spears Mitchell & Co. dissolved.

1819-1829 - Continued as Thomas Spears snr & Co.

1829 - Thomas Spears snr & Co. sequestrated.

1831-1837 - Robert Spears & Son.

1844 - Hemsworth & Co. sequestrated.

1848 - Andrew Philp sequestrated, distillery closed.

c.1848 - Buildings converted to a flour mill, East Bridge flour mill still exists today.

 

References

The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig.