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Inverleven distillery

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Inverleven distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dumbarton, Scotland.[1][2]

Inverleven distillery
BERJAYA
Region: Lowland
LocationDumbarton, Scotland
OwnerChivas Brothers
Founded1938
StatusClosed/demolished
Water sourceLoch Lomond

History

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Inverleven Single malt Scotch distillery was built in 1938 as part of the larger Dumbarton complex (including a large grain distillery) by Hiram Walker & Sons with the intention of providing spirit to be used for their Ballantine's blend.[3]

Hiram Walker sold the distillery to Allied Distillers. Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq in 2005 and added it to his Chivas Brothers subsidiary.[4]

Inverleven was closed in 1991.[5][1]

In 2005, Bruichladdich distillery at Port Charlotte in Islay bought Inverleven stills to be used there.[6]

Inverleven distillery was demolished in 2006.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 Maclean, Charles (2020-04-24). Malt Whisky. Octopus. ISBN 978-1-78472-721-5. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. Murray, J. (2020). Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2020. Dram Good Books Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-8383207-1-3. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  3. MacLean, Charles (2012). Whiskypedia - A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Birlinn.
  4. "Pernod in €7.4bn takeover of Allied Domecq". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  5. 1 2 Aehweb; Whiskies, Planet. "Distillery and Contact Details for Inverleven Scotch Whisky Distillery". Planet Whiskies. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  6. "Inverleven | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.