Brechin
Current Owners Distiller Company Ltd (DCL)
Location Highlands
Water source Loch Lee
Status Closed/Demolished
1820 David Guthrie (local farmer) founded the distillery
1893 Became a limited company by the name of Guthrie, Martin & Co
1922 Taken over by Distiller Company Ltd (DCL) and W. H. Holt & Co, then acquired by Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD) and operated under licence by Mitchell Brothers of Glasgow
1928-1937 Silent
1983 Mothballed
1990 Sold for property development – site now hosts a Safeways supermarket
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