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Inver House Distillers Limited was established in 1964 as a subsidiary of the American company, Publicker Industries of Philadelphia. Publicker Industries had successfully launched Inver House Rare, a branded of blended Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky

Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In Britain, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. In List of countries where English is an official language, it is often referred to as "Scotch"....
 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
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow....
 in March 1964 and a fully integrated complex was constructed including a malt
Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
 distillery
Distillery

Distillery may refer to:*Lisburn Distillery F.C., known as Distillery until 1999.*A premises where distillation takes place, particularly in context with alcohol....
: Glenflagler
Glenflagler

Glenflagler Distillery, located in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire was founded in 1964.Distillation commenced on the 25 February 1965 with a sister malt whisky Killyloch being bonded at the same time....
 and Killyloch
Killyloch

Killyloch is a malt whisky which was distilled at the Glenflagler Malt Distillery and was first distilled and chemical bond in February 1965. Killyloch was subsequently closed and demolished by Inver House Distillers Limited in July 1985....
; and, a grain
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
 distillery
Distillery

Distillery may refer to:*Lisburn Distillery F.C., known as Distillery until 1999.*A premises where distillation takes place, particularly in context with alcohol....
 Garnheath
Garnheath

Garnheath was a cereal distillery founded in 1964, with distillation commencing in February 1965. The annual capacity was 15,000,000 Proof gallons....
 were constructed.

Following the death of the founder, there was a period of decline in the fortunes of the company and the operation was subsequently the subject of a management buyout in January 1988.






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Inver House Distillers Limited was established in 1964 as a subsidiary of the American company, Publicker Industries of Philadelphia. Publicker Industries had successfully launched Inver House Rare, a branded of blended Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky

Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In Britain, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. In List of countries where English is an official language, it is often referred to as "Scotch"....
 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
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow....
 in March 1964 and a fully integrated complex was constructed including a malt
Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
 distillery
Distillery

Distillery may refer to:*Lisburn Distillery F.C., known as Distillery until 1999.*A premises where distillation takes place, particularly in context with alcohol....
: Glenflagler
Glenflagler

Glenflagler Distillery, located in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire was founded in 1964.Distillation commenced on the 25 February 1965 with a sister malt whisky Killyloch being bonded at the same time....
 and Killyloch
Killyloch

Killyloch is a malt whisky which was distilled at the Glenflagler Malt Distillery and was first distilled and chemical bond in February 1965. Killyloch was subsequently closed and demolished by Inver House Distillers Limited in July 1985....
; and, a grain
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
 distillery
Distillery

Distillery may refer to:*Lisburn Distillery F.C., known as Distillery until 1999.*A premises where distillation takes place, particularly in context with alcohol....
 Garnheath
Garnheath

Garnheath was a cereal distillery founded in 1964, with distillation commencing in February 1965. The annual capacity was 15,000,000 Proof gallons....
 were constructed.

Following the death of the founder, there was a period of decline in the fortunes of the company and the operation was subsequently the subject of a management buyout in January 1988. The company was then sold by the management to Pacific Spirits Group in 2001.

Inver House is now a subsidiary of Thai Beverages
Thai Beverages

Thai Beverage is one of the largest beverage alcohol companies in South East Asia. Listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, Thai Beverage Plc has a market capitalisation in excess of US$4bn....
 one of the largest beverage alcohol companies in South East Asia with a market capitalisation in excess of US$4bn.

Inver House Distillers Limited is now a leading distiller of single malt
Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
 whisky
Whisky

Whisky or whiskey refers to a broad category of Distilled beverages that are distilled from Fermentation grain Mashing and aged in wooden casks ....
 and owns and operates five distilleries: Old Pulteney Distillery, The Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery
The Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery

The Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins & Company for the sum of ?17,000. The site was chosen by John Hopkins himself for its unpolluted water supply from the Granty Burn, one of the major tributaries to the River Spey....
, Balblair Distillery
Balblair Distillery

Balblair Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland.Originally founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line....
, Knockdhu Distillery
Knockdhu Distillery

Knockdhu Distillery was established in 1893 by John Morrison.John Morrison had purchased the Knock estate from the Duke of Fife and shortly afterwards discovered several spring of fine water rising on the southern slopes of the Knock Hill....
 and Balmenach Distillery
Balmenach Distillery

Balmenach Distillery was established in 1824 by a family of smugglers called Macgregor who resided in Tomintoul. Situated in the district of Cromdale on the banks of the River Spey the distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom Lethendry where the Jacobites were defeated in battle in 1690....
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