Inchgower distillery

57°39′44.61″N 2°57′51.3″W

Inchgower distillery

Region: Speyside
Owner	Diageo
Founded	1871
Status	Active
Water source	Menduff Hills springs
No. of stills	2 wash stills 2 spirit stills
Capacity	1,990,000 litres

Inchgower distillery is a whisky distillery producing a single malt of the same name located on the outskirts of Buckie, Moray, Scotland.^[1]

History

The distillery was built in 1871^[1] to replace Tochineal Distillery but liquidated in 1903.

Buckie Council purchased the concern in 1936 and ownership was transferred to Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd in 1938 and indeed to this very day the Bell's logo is used in the advertising of Inchgower. ^[2]

In 1985, Arthur Bell & Sons was taken over by Guinness, who were then merged with United Distillers and Vintners in 1987.^[3]

In 1997, Guinness PLC and Grand Metropolitan merged and formed Diageo.^[4]

The distillations of Inchgower contribute to Bell's blended whisky.^[1]

The Inchgower is classified as a Lower Speyside Malt^[1] and takes its water from a burn rising in the Menduff Hills to the south of Buckie.^[2]