Imperial distillery explained

Imperial distillery
Type:	Speyside
Location:	Carron, Strathspey, Scotland
Owner:	Chivas Brothers
Status:	Closed/demolished
Mothballed:	1899-1919 1925-1955 1985-1991 1998
Demolished:	2013

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

History

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

In 1925, Imperial joined The Distillers Company.

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] Pernod Ricard bought Allied in 2005.

Whisky

Imperial distillery operated sporadically between 1897 and 1998.^[4] 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.^[5]

57.4552°N -3.3014°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Imperial Distillery Scotch Whisky . 2024-07-07 . scotchwhisky.com . en-GB.
2. http://www.pernod-ricard.com/en/pages/2707/Press-releases/Pernod-Ricard-successfully-completes-acquisition-of-Allied-Domecq.html Pernod Ricard successfully completes acquisition of Allied Domecq
3. News: 22 June 2015 . New Dalmunach Distillery opened by Nicola Sturgeon . 25 March 2018 . BBC.
4. Web site: Difford. Simon. Ghost Distillery: Imperial Distillery. diffordsguide.com. odd firm of sin. 20 June 2014. 7 August 2012. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132202/http://www.diffordsguide.com/class-magazine/read-online/en/2012-08-07/page-10/ghost-distillery. dead.
5. News: Urquhart. Frank. Chivas Brothers Speyside distillery given go-ahead. 20 June 2014. The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing Ltd.. 16 April 2013.