Distillery Name : Saucel Distillery
Distillery Area : Lowland, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky, Grain Whisky
Operated Between : 1793 - 1966
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Map Grid Reference :
Current Owner : None
Notes : Also Paisley
Timeline
1793 - Fleming & Bochop sequestrated.
1795-1800 - Robert Menzies (& Co.).
1800 - Robert Menzies (& Co.) sequestrated.
1800 -1820 - Continued until 1820 when again sequestrated.
1820 - James Menzies.
1823 - Stewart & Menzies
1825-1837 - James Stewart.
1851 - Operating.
1852-1903 - James Stewart & Co.
c.1885 - said to have been re-equipped with new Coffey still for grain production.
1903 - Patent still put out of production by agreement with the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1914-1918 - During World War 1 pot stills continued in use (many distilleries were forced to close during WW1) until the distillery was taken over by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL) and closed.
1966 - Transferred to Scottish Grain Distillers Ltd. (SGD) .
1994 - Warehouses still in use.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.