Highland Distillers

Former distillery operator in Scotland

Highland DistillersCompany type| Private limited company

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Industry| Drink industry
Founded| 1877
Defunct| 1999
Fate| Acquired
Successor| Edrington
Headquarters| Glasgow, Scotland
Products| Scotch whisky

Highland Distillers was a scotch whisky distillery operator and blender in Scotland.

## History

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Highland Distillers was founded in 1887 by Robertson & Baxter to operate distilleries to supply the blended whisky brands It operated Bunnahabhain distillery and Glenrothes distillery and in 1892 bought Glenglassaugh distilery. In 1899 Highland Distillers purchased Tamdhu distillery. In 1937 it purchased Highland Park distillery.[1]

In 1970 Highland Distillers purchased Matthew Gloag & Son, producers of the Famous Grouse blended whisky[2]

In 1988 Parkmore distilery was sold to Highland Distillers and the buildings were converted into a whisky warehouse facility [3]

In 1990 Highland Distillers acquired Glenturret distillery[1] and in 1996 acquired The Macallan distillery in Speyside.[4]

Highland Distillers was purchased by the Edrington Group in 1999. William Grant & Sons and the Edrington Group took Highland Distillers private in 2000.[5]

## Distilleries

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Distilleries operated by Highland Distillers:[6]

* Bunnahabhain distillery
* Glenglassaugh distilery
* Glenrothes distillery
* Glenturret distillery
* Highland Park distillery
* The Macallan distillery
* Parkmore distilery
* Tamdhu distillery

Highland Distillers also produced The Famous Grouse blended whisky.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia: An Introduction to Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
2. ^ Whisky Opus. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2012. p. 101\. ISBN 978-1-4093-7580-7.
3. ^ "Parkmore". whisky-distillery.net. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
4. ^ "The Macallan Distillers Ltd. History". Funding Universe.
5. ^ "THE 1887 COMPANY LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
6. ^ a b "Highland Distillers | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

## External links

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* The Edrington Group Ltd. website