Inverleven distillery

Inverleven distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dumbarton, Scotland.

Inverleven distillery
Region: Lowland
LocationDumbarton, Scotland
OwnerChivas Brothers
Founded1938
StatusClosed/demolished
Water sourceLoch Lomond

History

Inverleven distillery was built in 1938 as part of the Dumbarton complex by Hiram Walker & Sons with the intention of providing spirit to be used for their Ballantine's blend.[1]

Hiram Walker sold the distillery to Allied Distillers. Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq in 2005 and added it to his Chivas Brothers subsidiary.[2]

Inverleven was closed in 1991.[3]

In 2005, Bruichladdich distillery at Port Charlotte in Islay bought Inverleven stills to be used there.[4]

Inverleven distillery was demolished in 2006.[3]

References

  1. ^ MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
  2. ^ "Pernod in €7.4bn takeover of Allied Domecq". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ a b Aehweb; Whiskies, Planet. "Distillery and Contact Details for Inverleven Scotch Whisky Distillery". Planet Whiskies. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  4. ^ "Inverleven | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.