Glenugie distillery

Glenugie distillery

Photo taken in 1956 of the Glenugie distillery
Region: Highland
Location	Peterhead, Scotland
Owner	Chivas Brothers
Founded	1831
Status	Closed/demolished
Water source	Wellington Spring
No. of stills	1 wash, 1 spirit
Demolished	1985

57°29′16.4″N 1°47′35.5″W

Glenugie distillery was a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Peterhead, Scotland.

It operated sporadically and under a number of different owners between 1831 and 1983, when it closed for the final time. The distillery's windmill tower is a Category B listed structure.^[1]

History

The Glenugie Distillery was established in 1831^[2] by Donald McLeod & Co Ltd and was originally called Invernettie. In 1884, Simon Forbes purchased the distillery and enjoyed some success with it. He operated it until 1915.^[2]

The distillery was silent for most of World War I, but opened for a short time in 1923-1924 as the Glenugie Distillery Ltd, but again remained silent from 1925 to 1937. Seager Evans & Co Ltd then re-opened it in 1937.^[2]

Scheney International acquired Seager Evans & Co Ltd in 1956 and decided to improve the equipment and used an oil system to replace the coal-fired boiler, as well as introducing a pair of new stills with condensers. This led to production doubling. The solution on the resultant strain on the workshop was to cease site malting and also to convert the malt house to warehouse space.^[3]

In 1875, Glenugie distillery was sold to Whitbread & Co a company later sold to Allied Domecq .^[4]

Glenugie was one of a number of distilleries that failed to continue past the 1983 market. This was because there was too much competition at the time, leading to about a dozen single malt distilleries closing in this year.^[3]

The distillery was demolished in 1985 and the premises were taken over by Score Group plc, who have built their workshops on this site.^[3]

References

1. Historic Environment Scotland. "WINDMILL TOWER, GLENUGIE DISTILLERY INVERNETTIE (LB16363)". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
2. Halley, Ned (2005). The Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink. Wordsworth Editions. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-84022-302-6. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
3. Foden, Giles (19 June 2004). "Dram dream". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
4. Whisky Magazine Directory: Kinclaith entry Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 2011

External links

• Glenugie Scotch Whisky Distillery Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine on www.scotchwhisky.net/
• Whisky Merchants Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Glenugie history Archived 12 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine - History provided by an avid researcher.