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| Region: Speyside | |
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| Location | Longmorn, Elgin, Scotland |
| Owner | Winchester Brothers (site) Coleburn Distillery Ltd (brand) |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Founder | John Robertson & Son Ltd. |
| Status | Mothballed |
| Mothballed | 1985 |
Coleburn distillery is a inactive Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Longmorn, Elgin in Scotland.
The distillery was founded in 1897 by John Robertson & Son. [1]
In 1915 was sold to the Clynelish Distillery Company, which John Risk owned, John Walker & Sons and DCL. [1]
In 1985, Coleburn distillery was mothballed. [2]
in 1986, DCL. was acquired by Guinness [3] and was renamed as United Distillers in 1987. [4]
In 1997, Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create Diageo wish become the owner of Coleburn distillery. [5]
In 2004, the distillery buildings were sold to the Winchester Brothers with plans to transform the distillery grounds into a whisky resort. [6]
In 2014, Coleburn’s dunnage warehouses were leased to Aceo, owner of an independent bottler Murray McDavid that also has plans to restart whisky production on the site. [7]
In 2024, Winchester Brothers announced that the Coleburn distillery bistro will open later in the year with plans for the distillery restart producing whisky in 2025. [8]
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