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Yoker whisky distillery

This distillery was visited by Alfred Barnard during his tour of the United Kingdom in the 1880s, as documented in ‘The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom’ (1887). However, the distillery no longer exists and has been lost to history. This is a placeholder entry to maintain the historical record.

Yoker factsheet

Name Pronounced AKA Region
Yoker
Country of Origin Status Active Whisky Type
Scotland Closed 1770
Website Tours Available Owned by Parent Group
Yoker Not Available John Harvey & family; Alexander Edward group; DCL

Yoker Timeline:

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  1. 1770Yoker distillery founded on the Clyde by John Harvey.
  2. 1906Goes into liquidation; bought by a consortium.
  3. 1918Sold to a John Dewar / James Buchanan / DCL grouping.
  4. 1927Closed by DCL; later bomb-damaged (1941 Clydebank blitz).

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