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...
