by administrator | Dec 30, 2010 | Haig Distilleries
Windygates Fife 1824 – Still active According to family legend, John Haig was riding with his old servant along the road which runs through Windygates when his attention was drawn to the old Cameron Mills on the River Leven. John turned to the old retainer and...
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 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...
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 &...
