The Glenugie Distillery was established in 1831 by Donald McLeod & Co Ltd and was originally called Invernettie. In 1884, Simon Forbes purchased the distillery and Glenugie thrived under his stewardship, until 1915. It fell silent again for most of World War I, but opened for a short time in the early 20s as the Glenugie Distillery Ltd, but closed again from 1925 to 1937. Seager Evans &
Co Ltd then re-opened it in 1937 and production doubled.
Unfortuntaely Glenugie was one of a number of distilleries that failed to continue past the downturn in the early 1980s. There was too much competition at the time, leading to about a dozen single malt distilleries closing in 1983. The distillery was dismantled and the buildings are now the property of an oil firm.Show more