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Insertion Date: 14/03/2009


Distillery

GLEN MHOR DISTILLERY PROFILE

Type

Glen Mhor Founded In1892 By John Birnie & James McKinley The First Whisky Was Produced In December 1894.

Region

The Distillery Was Built With The Intention of Having Easy Access to Inverness - Caledonian Canal And Was Originally In Direct

Age

Competition With Glen Albyn.In 1906 The Company Became A Private Limited Company

Distilled

With Johnnie Walker And Sons Ltd. Taking A Substantial Shareholding And In 1920 The Company Acquired The Glen Alybn Distillery.

Size

Glen Mhor Was The First Scottish Distillery to Convert From Traditional Floor Maltings to Mechanical Maltings

Proof

Maltings Ceased Operating In1980. The Distillery Was Closed In 1983 And Demolished In 1986.

Notes

And Has Since Been Sold to Make Way For A Shopping Complex. Glen Mhor Means ‘Great Glen’ In Gaelic. Water Source Unknown