Knowledge

List of historic whisky distilleries

Source đź“ť

19: 62:, formerly the Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery, claimed as the oldest licensed distillery, referencing a licence issued in 1757, although it was closed in 1954; production resumed at the site in 2007, but with different ownership and different production facilities, as all the equipment of the prior distillery had been sold off and destroyed during the closure (during which the site had been converted to pig farm and a construction equipment business) 394: 380: 133:, with dating traced to inscription 1772 on one of the warehouses and a record of a licence to distil issued in 1773, with more clear records starting in 1817, also one of the first distilleries to have a female licensee (Jane MacGregor in 1823); closed for the last time in 1994, dismantled in 1997, with the remnants destroyed in a fire in 2004 330:, founded in 1832 in Toronto. It became one of the worlds largest distilleries. Merged with Hiram Walker Distillery (see above) in 1926. It was sold to Allied Lyons in 1987. Still produces whiskey in Windsor. It is responsible for the distillery district in Toronto. 68:, sometimes claimed to be the oldest, based on the notion of the oldest recorded grant of a licence to distil granted to someone in the area in 1608; the current Bushmills distillery site and company date to 1784; the distillery was rebuilt after a fire in 1885 210:, founded in 1935 (owner of the New Bernheim Distillery, formerly the Beargrass Distillery DSP-KY-1, and the Heaven Hill Distillery DSP-KY-31), the only large family-owned distillery headquartered in Kentucky and the second-largest holder of 121:, officially established in 1775, but the distillery had previously been under the control of illicit distillers, who sought to avoid paying taxes to England, since 1717, leading to claims of being the oldest distillery in Scotland 168:
was a pre-prohibition brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey first produced by J M Atherton & Co. First bottled and marketed in 1867, it was once the largest whiskey making operation in Kentucky
38:
and distillery companies. It includes some that are still operating and some that are not, and includes those claiming to be the oldest or to have other historically important characteristics.
220:, originally established in 1875 (although claimed on the product label as "Est. & Reg. in 1866"), the oldest American distillery operating on the same site (with continuous ownership) 186:, a company established in 1870 with the novel idea of selling top-grade whiskey in sealed glass bottles, now one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business 139:, formerly known as the Milltown Distillery, oldest distillery in the north of Scotland, with some history dating to 1786 and the 1820s, most well documented after a fire in 1876 or 1879 324:, established there to avoid local Prohibition regulations in the Detroit area – heavily profited from the illicit trade during Prohibition in the United States 180:, later known as the Michter's Distillery, with some history to 1753; closed 1989, believed to be the oldest remaining distillery building in the United States 232:, a company that claims a distilling heritage to 1795, which re-entered the market in 1935 just after Prohibition, renaming the brand as Jim Beam in 1943 254:, a distillery in Tennessee that operated from 1870 to 1909; the remnants were shipped to Canada in 1923 and used to create a distillery there for 226:, originally the Henry Clay distillery (registered distillery DSP-KY-5), established around 1880, closed 1958, reopened under new ownership in 2008 287:(DSP-KY-78), founded on a family farm in 1936, has had continuous family ownership and two successive female presidents (mother and daughter) 192:, formerly known as the George T. Stagg Distillery and the Old Fire Copper (O.F.C.) Distillery, with some history to between 1775 and 1812 204:, established in 1797, the highest-capacity distillery in America at that time, reconstructed as an operating tourist attraction in 2007 56:(1796–1870s), notable for its use of an early continuous distillation apparatus, invented by the distillery's then co-owner, Joseph Shee 270:, founded in 1935, sold in 1972, and closed in 1992, produced notable brands and highly regarded whiskey including the stock used for 264:, a large privately owned distilling company that traces its history to a coffee house opened in 1850 that had become a bar by 1869 82: 489: 271: 448: 251: 522: 473: 201: 159: 517: 267: 241: 290: 217: 235: 223: 155: 177: 207: 189: 65: 364: 309: 112: 349:, the oldest commercial whiskey distillery in Japan, established in 1923 by Shinjiro Torii and 279: 407: 136: 130: 118: 124: 106: 59: 23: 8: 346: 327: 350: 284: 100: 88: 497: 469: 444: 412: 360: 245: 198:, a brand name claimed to date from the 1860s or 1888 with a distillery built in 1910 171: 94: 18: 385: 321: 183: 165: 149: 53: 340: 303: 275: 261: 211: 511: 399: 313: 78: 47: 258:; the name of the distillery was reused for a new business launched in 2011 162:
Virginia until the 1950s; closed and moved to a different location in 1988
274:
until 2013, reopened as the Bulleit Frontier Experience attraction for
195: 229: 443:(in Dutch). Translated by Lisbeth Machielsen. Libero. p. 58. 97:, producing whisky since 1798, began commercial production in 1815 354: 317: 255: 158:, founded in 1934, operated as the only legal distillery in post- 393: 33: 363:, established in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru when founding the 468:. Sherborne, Dorset, England: Alphabooks. pp. 340–342. 293:, also known as Labrot & Graham, dating to about 1812 375: 244:, dating to 1856, the oldest distillery west of the 91:, in operation between approximately 1826 and 1907. 127:, in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925 509: 238:, formerly Burk's Distillery, established 1889 353:of the Kotobukiya company, which was renamed 490:"CANADA'S WHISKY HISTORY – Curated Magazine" 438: 248:that is operating at its original location 434: 432: 430: 428: 17: 463: 143: 103:, said to have been established in 1779 83:List of whisky distilleries in Scotland 510: 425: 13: 457: 312:, founded in 1858 just across the 14: 534: 272:Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 109:, operated between 1810 and 1927. 392: 378: 174:, originally established in 1879 252:Nelson's Green Brier Distillery 482: 202:George Washington's Distillery 72: 1: 466:The Schweppes Guide To Scotch 418: 41: 297: 242:McCormick Distilling Company 7: 371: 334: 328:Gooderham and Worts Limited 291:Woodford Reserve Distillery 10: 539: 338: 301: 224:James E. Pepper Distillery 156:A. Smith Bowman Distillery 147: 76: 45: 441:The single malt companion 268:Stitzel–Weller Distillery 523:Lists of historic places 464:Morrice, Philip (1983). 218:Jack Daniel's Distillery 208:Heaven Hill Distilleries 190:Buffalo Trace Distillery 66:Old Bushmills Distillery 365:Nikka Whisky Distilling 310:Hiram Walker Distillery 236:Maker's Mark Distillery 113:Glen Garioch Distillery 439:Helen Arthur (2002) . 280:Kentucky Bourbon Trail 178:Bomberger's Distillery 27: 518:Lists of distilleries 408:List of whisky brands 137:Strathisla Distillery 131:Littlemill Distillery 119:Glenturret Distillery 21: 144:In the United States 125:Hazelburn Distillery 107:Ballechin distillery 60:Kilbeggan Distillery 24:Kilbeggan Distillery 347:Yamazaki Distillery 494:curatedmagazine.ca 351:Masataka Taketsuru 285:Willett Distillery 101:Bowmore Distillery 89:Adelphi Distillery 30:This article is a 28: 413:Outline of whisky 361:Yoichi Distillery 246:Mississippi River 172:Barton Distillery 95:Ardbeg Distillery 32:list of historic 530: 502: 501: 496:. Archived from 486: 480: 479: 461: 455: 454: 436: 402: 397: 396: 388: 386:Companies portal 383: 382: 381: 322:Windsor, Ontario 166:Atherton Whiskey 150:American whiskey 115:, dating to 1797 54:Green Distillery 538: 537: 533: 532: 531: 529: 528: 527: 508: 507: 506: 505: 488: 487: 483: 476: 462: 458: 451: 437: 426: 421: 398: 391: 384: 379: 377: 374: 343: 341:Japanese whisky 337: 306: 304:Canadian whisky 300: 278:as part of the 276:Bulleit Bourbon 262:Sazerac Company 212:bourbon whiskey 152: 146: 85: 77:Main articles: 75: 50: 44: 22:Whisky pots at 12: 11: 5: 536: 526: 525: 520: 504: 503: 500:on 2020-09-22. 481: 474: 456: 450:978-9057642364 449: 423: 422: 420: 417: 416: 415: 410: 404: 403: 389: 373: 370: 369: 368: 358: 339:Main article: 336: 333: 332: 331: 325: 302:Main article: 299: 296: 295: 294: 288: 282: 265: 259: 249: 239: 233: 227: 221: 215: 205: 199: 193: 187: 181: 175: 169: 163: 148:Main article: 145: 142: 141: 140: 134: 128: 122: 116: 110: 104: 98: 92: 74: 71: 70: 69: 63: 57: 46:Main article: 43: 40: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 535: 524: 521: 519: 516: 515: 513: 499: 495: 491: 485: 477: 475:0-906670-29-2 471: 467: 460: 452: 446: 442: 435: 433: 431: 429: 424: 414: 411: 409: 406: 405: 401: 400:Liquor portal 395: 390: 387: 376: 366: 362: 359: 356: 352: 348: 345: 344: 342: 329: 326: 323: 319: 315: 314:Detroit River 311: 308: 307: 305: 292: 289: 286: 283: 281: 277: 273: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 253: 250: 247: 243: 240: 237: 234: 231: 228: 225: 222: 219: 216: 213: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 157: 154: 153: 151: 138: 135: 132: 129: 126: 123: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 102: 99: 96: 93: 90: 87: 86: 84: 80: 79:Scotch whisky 67: 64: 61: 58: 55: 52: 51: 49: 48:Irish whiskey 39: 37: 35: 25: 20: 16: 498:the original 493: 484: 465: 459: 440: 184:Brown–Forman 36:distilleries 31: 29: 15: 160:Prohibition 73:In Scotland 512:Categories 419:References 196:Four Roses 42:In Ireland 26:in Ireland 298:In Canada 214:inventory 372:See also 335:In Japan 230:Jim Beam 367:company 357:in 1963 355:Suntory 318:Detroit 256:Seagram 472:  447:  34:whisky 316:from 470:ISBN 445:ISBN 81:and 320:in 514:: 492:. 427:^ 478:. 453:.

Index


Kilbeggan Distillery
whisky
Irish whiskey
Green Distillery
Kilbeggan Distillery
Old Bushmills Distillery
Scotch whisky
List of whisky distilleries in Scotland
Adelphi Distillery
Ardbeg Distillery
Bowmore Distillery
Ballechin distillery
Glen Garioch Distillery
Glenturret Distillery
Hazelburn Distillery
Littlemill Distillery
Strathisla Distillery
American whiskey
A. Smith Bowman Distillery
Prohibition
Atherton Whiskey
Barton Distillery
Bomberger's Distillery
Brown–Forman
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Four Roses
George Washington's Distillery
Heaven Hill Distilleries
bourbon whiskey

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑