by Kennetpans Trust | Jan 7, 2011 | Miscellaneous, Uncategorised
The world’s first commercial distillery “where distilling left the farmyards and became a true industry The distillery that formed the Scottish and Irish whisky industries as we know them today Almost 200 years from its closure, the Kennetpans legacy still...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Jameson Distilleries
~ 1750 – 1923 (William Jameson & Co) Founded in 1750 and taken over by John Stein of Kennetpans in 1780. Around 1800 John Jameson’s son William, who was married to one of Stein’s daughters (Isabella), joined his father-in-law’s Marrowbone Lane...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Jameson Family
THE GREAT IRISH DISTILLING DYNASTY WRONG! It is fairly commonly known that John Jameson was Scottish, born in Alloa in 1740. Less commonly known is that he was not the founder of the famous Bow Street Distillery but started as an employee of John Stein of Kennetpans...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Guardbridge Fife 1810 – 1860 Founded by William Haig William first worked at his cousin Robert Stein’s distillery at Kincaple which he took over in around 1795. He then founded Seggie at Guardbridge in 1810. Although Seggie had an annual output of over 250,000...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
LEITH or BONNINGTONS Edinburgh 1798 – 1853 Founded by Balenie & Kemp in 1798 then taken over by John Haig in 1804. After the lifting of prohibition in 1814 John Haig was one of only five distillers to register for the commencement of exports to England. In...
