Auchinblae distillery

Auchinblae distillery

Region: Highland
Location	Auchenblae, Kincardine, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Founded	1895
Status	Closed/demolished

Auchenblae distillery was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Auchenblae, Kincardine, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

History

The distillery was created in 1895 in the former buildings of a spinning mill (itself built in 1795) beside Luther Water. ^{[1] [2]} The design of the new distillery facilities was carried out by Charles C. Doig. ^[1] This included the building of a damn ^[1] across the Luther Water, the fitting of a water-driven turbine generator for electricity and a new iron bridge to enable horse-drawn carts to reach the distillery. ^[1] The distillery went into liquidation in 1916 and was acquired by Macdonlad Greenlees, Williams Ltd, before finally closing in 1930. ^[1]

While many of the distillery buildings have been demolished, the hydroelectric turbine remains as does a pagoda roof building in the village centre on Burnett Street. ^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Townsend, Brian (2017). Scotch Missed. Scotland: Neil Wilson Publishing. p. 63. ISBN   978-1906000820.
2. Moss, Michael; Hume, John (1981). The Making of Scotch Whisky. A History of the Scotch Whisky Distilling Industry. James & James (Publishers). ISBN   9780907383000.
3. "The forgotten whisky heritage of Angus". The Courier. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
4. "The Secret Malts of Aberdeenshire" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
5. Historic Environment Scotland. "DEN MILL BURNETT STREET AUCHENBLAE (Category B Listed Building LB10734)" . Retrieved 12 February 2022.