North of Scotland distillery
Tullibody
Clackmannanshire 

Propriétaire: North of Scotland Distilling Company

Année de création: 1957

 The "North of Scotland" distillery has been founded in 1958 by George Christie, who would build the Speyside distillery in Kingussie some years later. The distillery was converted from the old Robert Knox's Forth Brewery, which was created in 1786, not far from the Cambus distillery.
The North of Scotland distillery has been created to produce malt whisky with altered Coffey stills, but after 2 years it was decided to produce only grain whisky.
After only a few years of production, the distillery was closed in 1980 and dismantled in 1993.

The remaing buildings were used as warehouses at the Cambus distillery. Cambus distillery is closed too, and is reconverted in a filling center and warehouse

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Caledonian Distillery
Haymarket,
Edinburgh

Owner: Diageo

Creation year: 1855

The Caledonian distillery was created in 1855 and was once the second larges grain distillery in UK. The distillery was closed in 1988 and partially demolished in 1997. Some of the buildings can still be seen as they were, and others have been used as private houses.

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 Strathclyde distillery
40, Moffat Street
Glasgow G5 0QB
+41 141 429 2024

Owner: Pernod-Ricard

Creation year: 1927

Owned by the Pernod Ricard group since July 26th, 2005, the grain distillery was first prat fo a complex grouping a grain distillery (Strathclyde) and a malt distillery (Kinclaith). The latter had a rather short life, as it was born in 1957, closedin 1975 and dismantled one year later.
Strathclyce was created in 1927 and started production on September 15, 1928. The distillation consists of 70 % maizes, 23 % malt, 5% oak and 2% rye,
Strathclyde produces about 40 million liters a year.

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Port Dundas Distillery
74-80 North Canal,
Bank Street G4 9XL Glasgow
+44 141 332 3102

Owner: Diageo

Creation year: 1811

The Port Dundas distillery was founded in 1811 and produces exclusively grain whisky. It was one of the founders club of Distillers Company Limited (DCL) with some other grain distilleries: Cambus, Cameronbridge, Glenochil, Kirklison et Carsebridge).

The distillery was demolished in  2011.

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North of Scotland distillery
Tullibody
Clackmannanshire 

Propriétaire: North of Scotland Distilling Company

Année de création: 1957

 The "North of Scotland" distillery has been founded in 1958 by George Christie, who would build the Speyside distillery in Kingussie some years later. The distillery was converted from the old Robert Knox's Forth Brewery, which was created in 1786, not far from the Cambus distillery.
The North of Scotland distillery has been created to produce malt whisky with altered Coffey stills, but after 2 years it was decided to produce only grain whisky.
After only a few years of production, the distillery was closed in 1980 and dismantled in 1993.

The remaing buildings were used as warehouses at the Cambus distillery. Cambus distillery is closed too, and is reconverted in a filling center and warehouse

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North British distillery
9 Wheatfield Road
Gorgie, Edinburgh EH11 2PX

Owner: Diageo and Edrington

Creation year: 1885

La distillerie fut créée en 1885 par un groupe d'industriels parmi lesquels figure Andrew Usher, qui eut le premier l'idée de commercialiser un mélange de whisky de malt et de whisky de grain en 1860. Ce premier blend fut vendu sous le nom de "Old vatted Glenlivet".
La distillerie North British commença à produire en septembre 1887. La distillerie utilise principalement le mais comme ingrédient de base, mais également du malt vert. La distillerie fut la première à installer un "Saladin Box" pour produire son malt en 1948. 
North British est la dernière distillerie en activité à Edimbourg, et aussi la seconde distillerie de grain en importance en Ecosse (avec une production annuelle de 64 millions de litres).
Outre la production de whisky de grain pour les marchés du blend (entre autres J&B, Famous Grouse, Chivas Regal, Lang's, Isle of Skye et Cutty Sark), North British produit également d'autres alcools de grain: du gin et de la vodka. 
La distillerie avait été modifiée en 1916 pour pouvoir produire de l'acétone à partir de maïs, mais cette production ne vit jamais le jour. Par contre, elle produit également du dioxide de carbone pour les industries alimentaire et nuclaire. 

Jusqu'en 1993, la distillerie appartenait à "North British Distillery Co Ltd". En 1993, elle fut reprise par "Lothian Distillers", une société appartenant à IDV et Edrington, chacun possédant 50% des parts. IDV appartient à Diageo. 

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Invergordon distillery
Cottage Brae
Invergordon,
Ross & Cromarty, Highland IV18 0HP

Owner: Whyte and MacKay

Creation year: 1959

The Invergordon grain distillery is settled on the Eastern coast of Northern Highlands and has been created in 1959, belonging to Invergordon Distillers Ldt, which would become part of the Whyte & MacKay group some years later.
First spirit was distillen in 1961, in the only Coffey Still installed at the distillery in those days. Two addidtional Coffey stills were added in 1963 and a fourth one, for production of neutral spirit was added in 1978.
The Ben Wyvis distillery was settled on the same ground. 

Annual production of the distillery is about 40 million liters. 

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Girvan Distillery
Grangestone Industiral Estate
Girvan Ayrshire KA26 9PT

Owner: William Grant & Sons

Creation year 1963

The Girvan distillery was built in 9 months in 1963, probably as a result of a dispute with Distillers Company Limited (DCL), which decided not to hand over grain whisky to William Grant's family anymore. Since then, Girvan is the distillery that supplies grain whisky for the Grant family's  (Glenfiddich) blends  and it's possible that the grain whisky supply crisis has pushed Glenfiddich to promote its pure malt. Remember that Glenfiddich was the first to popularize malt whiskys at a time when the blend was king.

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Garnheath Distillery
Moffat Complex Roughrigg Road
Airdrie North Lanarkshire ML6 8PL

Owner: Inver House Distillers

Creation year: 1964

Garnheath was built in the 1960s, when hybrid distilleries (producing both malt and grain whisky) were considered a profitable model, keeping the distillery safe from potential supply problems to produce their blend. The Moffat paper mill in Airdrie has been transformed into distilleries to ensure the perenniality of the Scotch Inver House Rare blend.
Production began in 1965 and reached its peak around 1980. But soon it was the decline, due to a very high debt. Garnheath finally closed in 1986.

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Dumbarton distillery
2 Glasgow Road
Dumbarton GB2 1ND

Owner: Pernod Ricard

Creation year: 1938

The distillery has been created in 1938 by Hiram Walker, short after he acquired Ballantine in 1936. This grain distillery has been the greatest in Scotland. 
Several distilleries shared the site: Dumbarton, Inverleven and Lomond. All of them are closed by now. The Dumbarton distillery was not famous only because it ahs been the biggest in Scotland, but also because its original security system (Scotch Watch) consisting in 5 geese. In 2001, 100 birds were watching on the installations.
Hiram Walker sold the distillery to Allied Distillers which would later become Allied Domecq. When Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq, they also became the owner of Dumbarton. The distillery is closed with no hope to reopen inthe future. Main reason herefor is that the installations are very old and difficult to modify. To compensate the production lost because of this closing, big investments have been made at Strathclyde.

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