Publication Account

Date 1981

Event ID 606684

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

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The passing of the Lowland Licence Act in 1788 required all Scottish distillers working for the English markets had to give12 months notice. In effect meant no whisky to be distilled for a year. Wash stills had to be greater than 200 gallons capacity and an extra duty for all spirits sent to England for rectification was levied..John Stein and others ceased trading at this point. From 1790-94, there were no legal whisky exports from Scotland to England.

The distillery was 'said to have been founded before 1777 by John Stein; seq[uestered] 1788; John Stein jun., 1775-1825. Extensive ruins'.

M S Moss and J R Hume 1981