by administrator | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Edinburgh 1813 – 1856 Founded by James Haig, it was regarded as being one of the largest distilleries in Scotland in its day. Plans dating from the 1840s show it covering several acres with its buildings enclosing four large boilers, two vast mash turns, fifteen...
by administrator | Dec 29, 2010 | Stein Distilleries
1780 – 1971 Founded by John Stein of Kennetpans. John Jameson, originally from Alloa, was related to the Steins / Haig’s through marriage. John became manager at Stein’s Bow Street distillery before taking full ownership in 1805. By 1810 it had been officially...
by administrator | Dec 29, 2010 | Kennetpans
Large scale distilling by the ‘great and middleclass distilleries’ was only made possible by the availability of surplus grain crops brought about by the agricultural revolution which gathered pace in Scotland from the 1750s. Landowners and farmers acknowledged...
by administrator | Dec 29, 2010 | Kennetpans
Formerly a salt panning community on the banks of the river Forth, the first panning was undertaken by the monks of Kennetpans Abbey thought to have closed during the reformation c1520s. In medieval times salt was mainly used for preserving food for the winter months....
by administrator | Dec 29, 2010 | Kennetpans
Kennetpans was formally a salt panning community formed by the monks at Kennetpans Monastery, exact dates are not known but it is believed to have been closed down during the Reformation. STEINS It is thought the Steins (local farmers) learned the art of distilling...
