Inverleven distillery

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Inverleven distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dumbarton, Scotland. [1] [2]

Inverleven distillery
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Region: Lowland
Location Dumbarton, Scotland
Owner Chivas Brothers
Founded1938
StatusClosed/demolished
Water source Loch Lomond

History

Inverleven Single malt Scotch distillery was built in 1938 as part of the larger Dumbarton complex (including a large grain distillery) by Hiram Walker & Sons with the intention of providing spirit to be used for their Ballantine's blend. [3]

Hiram Walker sold the distillery to Allied Distillers. Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq in 2005 and added it to his Chivas Brothers subsidiary. [4]

Inverleven was closed in 1991. [5] [1]

In 2005, Bruichladdich distillery at Port Charlotte in Islay bought Inverleven stills to be used there. [6]

Inverleven distillery was demolished in 2006. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Maclean, Charles (2020-04-24). Malt Whisky. Octopus. ISBN   978-1-78472-721-5 . Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. ↑ Murray, J. (2020). Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2020. Dram Good Books Ltd. p. 102. ISBN   978-1-8383207-1-3 . Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  3. ↑ MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
  4. ↑ "Pernod in €7.4bn takeover of Allied Domecq". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. 1 2 Aehweb; Whiskies, Planet. "Distillery and Contact Details for Inverleven Scotch Whisky Distillery". Planet Whiskies. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. ↑ "Inverleven | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.

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