Inver House Distillers

Inver House Distillers Limited is a malt whisky distiller, based in Airdrie, Scotland. The company is a subsidiary of ThaiBev, one of the largest alcoholic-beverage companies in Southeast Asia.

Inver House Distillers owns and operating five distilleries: Balblair distillery, Balmenach distillery, Knockdhu distillery, Pulteney distillery, and Speyburn distillery.

History

The company was established in 1964 as a subsidiary of the American company, Publicker Industries of Philadelphia. Publicker Industries had successfully launched Inver House Rare, a brand of blended Scotch whisky in 1956. However, as a result of industry demand, there were not sufficient stocks to meet sales.

Under the chairmanship of Mr S. S. Neuman, a site was acquired at Airdrie in March 1964, and a fully integrated complex was constructed, including 2 malt distilleries—Glenflagler and Killyloch—and a grain distillery Garnheath.

Following the death of the founder, there was a period of decline in the fortunes of the company.[1]

In 1979, Standard Brands acquired Inver House from Publicker.[2] The operations became the subject of a management buyout in January 1988.[1] The company was then sold by the management to Thai Beverages in 2001.

References

  1. "Inver House Distillers Marks 50 Years in the Whisky Trade". Glasgow Herald. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018 via Highbeam.
  2. Publicker Completes Sale of Liquor Business In U.S. for $35 Million

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