Hazelburn distillery
| Region: Campbeltown | |
|---|---|
| Location | Campbeltown, Scotland |
| Founded | 1825 |
| Status | Closed/demolished |
| Demolished | 1926 |
Hazelburn distillery was Campbeltown single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Campbeltown, Scotland, which was in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925.
History
[edit]Founded in 1825 by the Reid family and originally known as Rieclachan distillery.[1] By 1871 was owned by the Greenlees brothers of Lorne Highland Whisky who also owned Dalaruan and Lagavulin but by 1881 this had become the firm of Greenlees and Colvill.[2] Also in 1881 Captain Samuel Greenlees bought out the partnership of Daniel Greenlees and also acquired the Moy estate.[3]
In 1886, it had 22 employees and produced 192,000 gallons of whisky per year, making it the largest distillery in the town. On 9 September 1893 Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont and family were on the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert which arrived in Campbeltown Loch. They were given a tour of the distillery by Samuel Greenlees of Greenlees and Colvill Ltd.[4]
In 1921 Greenlees & Colvill Ltd went into liquidation and the distillery was offered for sale.[5] It was bought by Mitchell & Co., but shut down in 1925 and demolished in 1926. Mitchell & Co. owned two other distilleries, including Springbank Distillery.
Since 2005 Springbank Distillery bottles a whisky called Hazelburn Single Malt.
See also
[edit]External links
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References
[edit]- ^ "Hazelburn". Vintage Wine & Spirits. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Freemason for Seventy-Three Years". St Andrew's Citizen. Scotland. 2 July 1892. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sale of an Estate". The Scotsman. Scotland. 2 July 1881. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Royal Visit to a Distillery". Westminster Gazette. England. 11 September 1893. Retrieved 2 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Greenlees & Colvill, Limited". The Scotsman. Scotland. 25 October 1921. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
