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Invergordon, Invergordon And Ben Wyvis Distilleries
Distillery(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Invergordon, Invergordon And Ben Wyvis Distilleries
Classification Distillery(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Invergordon Distillers Ltd; Whyte And Mackay Ltd; Jbb (Greater Europe)
Canmore ID 167852
Site Number NH76NW 106
NGR NH 7130 6950
NGR Description Centred NH 7130 6950
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/167852
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosskeen
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH76NW 106
Invergordon Distillery was founded in 1959 by Invergordon Distillers Ltd; in 1965 the same company built the Ben Wyvis Distillery within the same complex.
Information from RCAHMS (SDC)
Publication Account (1981)
This grain distillery was founded in 1959 by Invegordon Distillers Ltd., it started with one Coffey Still in 1961, with two more added in 1963. In 1978 a larger Coffey still, to enable the production of neutral spirit, was installed. Also contains a dark grains plant.
Moss and Hume, 1981
Field Visit (2015)
Invergordon Distillery has been owned by the Whyte and Mackay group since 1993. Invergordon 'single grain' whisky was launched 1990. The Ben Wyvis Distillery (a second incarnation for this distillery name) was also contained within the complex, but this was shut by 1981.
Information from HES (MMD), 12 October 2015
