Glencadam

Distillery Name : Glencadam Distillery

Distillery Area : Highland, Scotland

Product : Malt Whisky

Operated Between : 1825 - Present

Current Status : Active

Location : Brechin, Angus.

Map Grid Reference : NO601607

Current Owner : Angus Dundee Distillers plc.

Notes : Also Glencardam.

 

Timeline

1817 - Said to have been founded.

1827-1837 - David Scott.

1852 - Alexander Miln Thomson.

1857 - Glencadam Distillery Co.

1860 - Wallace & Scott.

1867-1887 - Glencadam Distillery Co.

1890-1891 - James Ferguson & Sons.

1891 - Acquired by Gilmour, Thomson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, who traded as Glencadam Distillery Co.

1954 - Bought by Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd.

1959 - Distillery modernised by Hiram Walker & Sons (Scotland) Ltd. Two stills. Licensed to George Ballantine & Sons Ltd.

1999 - Owned by Allied Distillers.

2000 - Distillery mothballed.

2003 - Sold to Angus Dundee Distillers plc., distilling resumed.

 

References

The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.

Wormtub.com

Wikipedia.org