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Imperial distillery

Coordinates: 57°27′18.7″N 3°18′5″W / 57.455194°N 3.30139°W / 57.455194; -3.30139
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Imperial distillery
Region: Speyside
LocationCarron, Strathspey, Scotland
OwnerChivas Brothers
Founded1897 (1897)
StatusClosed/demolished
Mothballed1899-1919
1925-1955
1985-1991
1998
Demolished2013

Imperial distillery was a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky in Carron, Strathspey.

History

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Imperial distillery was built by Thomas Mackenzie in 1897.[1]

In 1925, Imperial joined The Distillers Company.[1]

in 1989, Imperial distillery was sold to Allied Distillers.[2]

The distillery was demolished in 2013 and a new distillery, Dalmunach, established on the site in 2015.[3][4] Pernod Ricard bought Allied in 2005.[3]

Whisky

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Imperial distillery operated sporadically between 1897 and 1998.[5] Imperial was mothballed and reopened several times in its hundred-year history. The only official bottling was a 15-year expression, released in the mid 1990s.[3]

57°27′18.7″N 3°18′5″W / 57.455194°N 3.30139°W / 57.455194; -3.30139

References

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  1. ^ a b "Imperial Distillery | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ Pernod Ricard successfully completes acquisition of Allied Domecq Archived 3 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, from the Pernod Ricard website
  3. ^ a b c Urquhart, Frank (16 April 2013). "Chivas Brothers Speyside distillery given go-ahead". Johnston Publishing Ltd. The Scotsman. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ^ "New Dalmunach Distillery opened by Nicola Sturgeon". BBC. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ Difford, Simon (7 August 2012). "Ghost Distillery: Imperial Distillery". diffordsguide.com. odd firm of sin. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2014.