Imperial distillery was a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky in Carron, Strathspey.
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| Region: Speyside | |
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| Location | Carron, Strathspey, Scotland |
| Owner | Chivas Brothers |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Status | Closed/demolished |
| Mothballed | 1899-1919 1925-1955 1985-1991 1998 |
| Demolished | 2013 |
History
editImperial distillery was built by Thomas Mackenzie in 1897.[1]
In 1925, Imperial joined The Distillers Company.[1]
in 1989, Imperial distillery was sold to Allied Distillers.[2]
The distillery was demolished in 2013 and a new distillery, Dalmunach, established on the site in 2015.[3][4] Pernod Ricard bought Allied in 2005.[3]
Whisky
editImperial distillery operated sporadically between 1897 and 1998.[5] Imperial was mothballed and reopened several times in its hundred-year history. The only official bottling was a 15-year expression, released in the mid 1990s.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Imperial Distillery | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Pernod Ricard successfully completes acquisition of Allied Domecq Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, from the Pernod Ricard website
- ^ a b c Urquhart, Frank (16 April 2013). "Chivas Brothers Speyside distillery given go-ahead". Johnston Publishing Ltd. The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "New Dalmunach Distillery opened by Nicola Sturgeon". BBC. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Difford, Simon (7 August 2012). "Ghost Distillery: Imperial Distillery". diffordsguide.com. odd firm of sin. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2014.