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...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
1795 – c 1850 Robert Haig (1764 – 1834) moved to Dublin where his sister had married John Jameson. There he established Dodderbank Distillery in 1795. By 1802 it had become one of the largest distilleries in Dublin. He later installed one of the first...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Edinburgh 1780 – 1860s Founded by John Haig, brother of James of Canonmills. In some way the two distilleries were to have not a dissimilar history. Lochrin folded in the great collapse of 1788 and was reopened in 1795. It was run by both brothers, John &...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Edinburgh 1780 – 1840s Built by James Haig One of the Great Middle Class Distilleries Run by James Haig until 1788 when it went into sequestration along with all the other distilleries owned by the Haigs / Steins. This was due to the collapse of their English...
by Kennetpans Trust | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Family
ROBERT HAIG c1600 -1664 It is said that Robert learned the art of distilling in Holland before moving to Throsk, near Alloa, in 1623. In 1655 he was summoned to appear before the Kirk Session accused of the heinous crime of distilling on the Sabbath “His...
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...
by administrator | Dec 29, 2010 | Must Read
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...
