Teaninich distillery
Teaninich factsheet
Name | Pronounced | AKA | Region | Country of Origin |
---|---|---|---|---|
Teaninich | Highlands | Scotland | ||
Status | Active | Whisky Type | Website | Tours Available |
Active | 1817 - Present | Malt | Teaninich | Not Available |
Manager | Distiller | Blender | Owned by | Parent Group |
Not Listed | Diageo |
Teaninich Timeline:
1817: Founded by Captain Hugh Munro of Teaninich on his land near Alness, Ross-shire. Continued at least to 1837
1830: Output was 30 times the original
by 1852: Lieut.-Gen. John Munro
from c.1852: Let to Robert Pattison
from c.1867: Let to John McGilchrist Ross who transferred the lease Munro & Cameron of Elgin
1898: Acquired by Munro & Cameron, a spirits merchant and whisky broker from Elgin, which invested a lot of money in the distillery
1905: The assets transferred to Robert Innes Cameron (1904 mentioned as well)
1934: On the death of Robert Innes Cameron (1932) the distillery was sold to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) by the trustees of Cameron
1962: Extended from two to four stills, which became all steamheated
1971: New still house was built to hold six additional stills, which made a total of ten stills
1974: ’Old’ site rebuilt. Dark-grains plant. Licensed to R.H. Thomson & Co. (Distillers) Ltd., Edinburgh
1985: Old part of the distillery, holding four stills, was mothballed
1990: Reopened together with dark-grains plant
1992: Licensed to United Malt & Grain Distillers Ltd. (UMGD). United Distillers (UD) started to bottle a single malt
1999: Owned by United Distillers & Vintners (UDV)
2004: Owned by Diageo plc
Can I tour Teaninich?
No, unfortunately Teaninich distillery is not open to the public for tours
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