Hazelburn distillery was
Campbeltown single malt Scotch whisky distillery
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in
Campbeltown
Campbeltown (; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies by Campbeltown Loch on the Kintyre Peninsula. Campbeltown became an important centre for Scotch whisky, and a busy fishing port.
The 2018 populatio ...
,
Scotland
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, which was in operation between approximately 1825 and 1925.
History
Founded in 1825 by the Reid family and originally known as Rieclachan distillery. 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. Also in 1881 Captain Samuel Greenlees bought out the partnership of Daniel Greenlees and also acquired the Moy estate.
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
Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helen Frederica Augusta; 17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922), later Duchess of Albany, was a member of the British royal family by marriage. She was the fifth daughter and child of George Victor, Prince ...
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.
In 1921 Greenlees & Colvill Ltd went into liquidation and the distillery was offered for sale.
It was bought by Mitchell & Co., but shut down in 1925 and demolished in 1926. Mitchell & Co. owned two other distilleries, including
Springbank Distillery
Springbank is a family-owned single malt whisky Distillation, distillery on the Kintyre peninsula in western Scotland. It is owned by J & A Mitchell & Company, which also owns the Glengyle distillery, the oldest independent bottler, William Ca ...
.
Since 2005 Springbank Distillery bottles a whisky called Hazelburn Single Malt.
See also
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List of historic whisky distilleries
This article is a list of historic whisky distilleries 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. ...
External links
Detailed information from peatfreak.com
References
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