| Region:Lowland | |
|---|---|
| Location | Glasgow,Scotland |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Status | Closed/demolished |
| Capacity | 2,350,000 L |
| Demolished | 1970 |
Adelphi distillery was aScotch whisky distillery, which was founded in 1826 inGlasgow and closed in 1907. The name was revived in 1993, for anindependent bottler of Scotch whisky.[1][2]
The Adelphi Distillery was founded in 1826 by brothers Charles and David Gray. It was sited just south of theVictoria Bridge, at the edge of theGorbals area of Glasgow. The distillery was operated by the Gray family until 1880, when it was acquired by Messrs A. Walker and Co, a company who already owned large distilleries inLimerick andLiverpool. The Walkers invested in the distillery and added aCoffey still with which to distil grain spirit. By 1886, there were fourpot stills and the Coffey still in full production. The distillery had an output of 516,000 imperial gallons (2,350,000 L) of purealcohol per year. The Adelphi distillery was purchased byDistillers Company (DCL) in 1902, and by 1907 distilling had been stopped completely. The buildings of the distillery were demolished between 1968 and 1970, and the chimney was dismantled in 1971.[3]
The great-grandson of one of the distillery's founders, Jamie Walker, established the modern day Adelphi independent bottler in 1993, selling the company to Keith Falconer and Donald Houston in 2004.[4] Whiskies are selected by a nosing team chaired by whisky critic Charles MacLean.
Ardnamurchan distillery is a Scotch whiskydistillery owned by Adelphi on theArdnamurchan peninsula ofLochaber in theHighlands,Scotland.[5][6]
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