Strathmill Whisky

Strathmill Speyside Whisky

Owner:                            Region/district:                       

Diageo                             Speyside

Founded:    Status:          Capacity:

1891            Active           2 300 000 litres

Address: Keith, Banffshire AB55 5DQ

Tel:                         website:

01542 883000           www.malts.com

History:

1891 – The distillery is founded in an old mill from 1823 and is named Glenisla-Glenlivet Distillery.

1892 – The inauguration takes place in June.

1895 – The gin company W. & A. Gilbey buys the distillery for £9,500 and names it Strathmill.

1962 – W. & A. Gilbey merges with United Wine Traders (including Justerini & Brooks) and forms International Distillers & Vintners (IDV).

1968 – The number of stills is increased from two to four and purifiers are added.

1972 – IDV is bought by Watney Mann which later the same year is acquired by Grand Metropolitan.

1993 – Strathmill becomes available as a single malt for the first time since 1909 as a result of a bottling (1980) from Oddbins.

1997 – Guinness and Grand Metropolitan merge and form Diageo.

2001 – The first official bottling is a 12 year old in the Flora & Fauna series.

2010 – A Manager´s Choice single cask from 1996 is released.

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