Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Linkwood Distillery
In or near Longmorn.
Linkwood Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Elgin · 1.6 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Linkwood Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1825. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.6352°, -3.2874°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Linkwood distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Elgin, in the Speyside region of Scotland. It is owned by the British drinks giant Diageo.
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Background
History
The distillery was built in 1821 by Peter Brown with two stills, and started production in 1825 with a capacity of 4,500 litres per year. The distillery was operated by James Walker until Brown's death in 1868, after which the distillery went under the control of his son, William Brown. Between 1872 and 1873 William Brown, the son of Peter Brown designed and built a new distillery with help of architect Methven, replacing the old one on the same location. Mackenzie believed that all things in the distillery contributed to the final product. In 1962, Scottish Malt Distillers decided the distillery needed to be completely refurbished. Mackenzie oversaw the rebuilding of the distillery in his…
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- Coordinates
- 57.6352, -3.2874
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- IV30 8RQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Established
- 1825
- Nearest railway station
- Elgin — 1.6 km
Sources
- osm: w70536543 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Linkwood distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Linkwood Distillery,Elgin. - geograph.org.uk - 101062.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Linkwood Distillery?
- Linkwood Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV30 8RQ).
- What is Linkwood Distillery?
- Linkwood Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Linkwood Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Elgin, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV30 8RQ.
- When was Linkwood Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1825.
- Who owns Linkwood Distillery?
- Linkwood Distillery is owned by Diageo.
- How do I get to Linkwood Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Elgin, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV30 8RQ.