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The Distillers Company Limited was a company formed in 1877 by a combination of six Scotch whisky distilleries: Macfarlane & Co., John Bald & Co. John Haig & Co, MacNab Bros & Co, Robert Mowbray and Stewart & Co. This company was born out of a trade association called the Scotch Distillers’ Association formed in 1865.
It was acquired by Guinness in 1986, forming United Distillers, and is now part of Diageo.
Subsidiaries
A list of 41 subsidiaries of the Distillers Company as of 22 July 1980:
- Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, Glasgow
- Baird-Taylor Ltd, Glasgow
- John Begg Ltd, Glasgow
- Benmore Distilleries Ltd, Glasgow
- J.A. Bertram & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
- John Bisset & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
- James Buchanan a Co. Ltd, London
- Bulloch Lade & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- Geo. Cowie & Son Ltd, Dufftown
- John Crabbie & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
- Craighall Bonding Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- A. & A. Crawford Ltd, Edinburgh
- Daniel Crawford & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- The Distillers Agency Ltd, South Queens-ferry
- Peter Dawson Ltd, Glasgow
- John Dewar & Sons Ltd, Perth
- A. Ferguson & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
- Donald Fisher Ltd, Edinburgh
- John Gillon & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- Wm. Greer & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- John Haig & Co. Ltd, Fife
- J. & W. Hardie Ltd, Edinburgh
- J. & R. Harvey & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- John Hopkins & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- Low Robertson & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
- W.P. Lowrie & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- Macdonald Greenlees Ltd, Edinburgh
- Macleay Duff (Distillers) Ltd, Glasgow
- D. & J. McCallum Ltd, Edinburgh
- John McEwan & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
- Mitchell Bros. Ltd, Glasgow
- Jas. Munro & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
- John Robertson & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
- Wm. Sanderson & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
- Slater, Rodger & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
- J. & G. Stewart Ltd, Edinburgh
- R.H. Thomson & Co. (Distillers) Ltd, Edinburgh
- John Walker & Sons Ltd, London
- James Watson & Co. Ltd, Dundee
- White Horse Distillers Ltd, Glasgow
- Wright & Greig Ltd, Glasgow
Pharmaceuticals
At one time, Distillers' subsidiary Distillers Biochemicals was involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Most notably, Distillers was responsible for the manufacture of the drug Thalidomide in the United Kingdom.See also
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