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Linkwood factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Linkwood LINK-wood Speyside
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Scotland Active 1821 - Present Malt
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Linkwood Not Available Diageo plc

Linkwood equipment & site

Still makerAbercrombie

What Linkwood makes

Whisky

  • Linkwood 12 (Flora & Fauna)

Linkwood Timeline:

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  1. 1820-37Peter Brown
  2. 1835The distillery had an 800-gallon wash still and a 170-gallon spirit still producing up to 20,000 gallons p.a. (Ref. NSA)
  3. 1838-44James Walker
  4. 1850-72James Walker & Co.
  5. 1872-73Rebuilt by William Brown
  6. 1897Floated as the Linkwood-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd.
  7. 1933Linkwood-Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. sold to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD)
  8. from 1945Licensed to John McEwan & Co. Ltd., Leith
  9. 1962Rebuilt. All stills became steamheated
  10. 1971Rebuilt, when extended from two to six stills
  11. 1985Closed
  12. 1990Reopened
  13. 1992Licensed to United Malt & Grain Distillers Ltd. (UMGD)
  14. 1999Owned by United Distillers & Vintners (UDV)
  15. 2004Owned by Diageo plc

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Can I tour Linkwood?

No, unfortunately Linkwood distillery is not open to the public for tours