The distillery was founded as “Inverness Distillery” by Mr. Welsh in 1807 (sixteen years before the passage of the Excise Act of 1823, which legalized whisky distillation).
The harsh economic climate of Britain in the big recession of the 1980s caused the distillery to close in 1985. In 1988 many of the buildings were demolished, to allow for the property to be re-developed. In 1989, Whitbread opened a Beefeater restaurant named “The Auld Distillery” in one of the remaining Millburn buildings, and shortly after a Travel Inn hotel was added. The site is no longer a Beefeater but is still owned by Premier Inn.
Region: Highland
Area: Inverness-shire
Current Owner: Diageo (Closed permanently)
Founded : 1807
Founder : Mr. Welsh
No. of wash stills: 1
No. of spirit stills: 1
Capacity (litres):
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