Ardenistiel Distillery

1821 After the sucessful establishment of Laphroig Distillery in 1816, a farm tack was leased by Walter Frederick Campbell to James and Andrew Gardiner, financiers for the Ardenstiel Distillery. They installed two experienced Clackmannan distillers to take charge....

Thormondgate Distillery

Limerick 1809 – 1909 Known as Stein Brown & Co, this company was owned by the Steins with a 1/5th share belonging to John Brown who was also a Scot. By 1822 the distillery produced 231,790 gallons of spirit which was equal to one twentieth of the total Irish...

Brief Outline of the Trial

John Bonar stated that on the 2nd  September 1786 he had breakfast with James Stein. The conversation covered the rivalry between the Scottish and English distillers and Stein also complained bitterly of harassment from Excise Officers who had every opportunity “to...

Kilbagie Snippets 3

This is an article from The Bristol Mercury og 8th May 1841. It was also published in The Northern Star and Leeds General Advertiser on 8th May 1841 and repeated on 15th May and 21st May 1841.