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Wormyhill whisky distillery

Located just southwest of Arbroath in Angus, Scotland, the Wormyhill distillery was licensed to Robert Anderson in 1816. The distillery closed in 1817, after approximately one year of operation. No substantial records of production volumes or surviving spirits under the Wormyhill name are known.

House Style

Given the extremely short operational period and lack of surviving documentation, no definitive house style is recorded for Wormyhill.

Production

  • The distillery held a licence in 1816 under Robert Anderson.
  • It ceased operation in 1817.
  • No reliable contemporary records exist detailing milling, mashing, fermentation, still configuration, cut points or maturation practices specific to Wormyhill.

Visitor Centre

There is no visitor centre. The distillery is closed and long-demolished.

Wormyhill factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region Country of Origin
Wormyhill WORM-ee-hill Highlands Scotland
Status Active Whisky Type Website Tours Available
Closed/Demolished 1816 - 1817 Malt Wormyhill Not Available
Manager Distiller Blender Owned by Parent Group
Robert Anderson

Wormyhill Timeline:

1816: Licence granted to Robert Anderson to operate Wormyhill.

1817: Wormyhill permanently closed.

Useful Wormyhill links:

Wormyhill at Whiskypedia Entry

Wormyhill at Whisky.com Database Entry

Wormyhill at Distillery Status List

Interesting Wormyhill links:

Lost Angus Malt

Short-Lived 19th-Century Scotch Distillery

Location near Arbroath