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Coleburn (silent)

Coleburn (silent)

(Cole-Burn) Coleburn was founded in 1897 by John Robertson & Son in Longmorn, south of Elgin, during the late Victorian whisky boom. The distillery was designed by Charles Doig, the architect behind many of Scotland’s most recognisable pagoda-roofed distilleries, and production began in 1899.

(Cole-Burn) Coleburn was founded in 1897 by John Robertson & Son in Longmorn, south of Elgin, during the late Victorian whisky boom. The distillery was designed by Charles Doig, the architect behind many of Scotland’s most recognisable pagoda-roofed distilleries, and production began in 1899.

About Coleburn (silent)

(Cole-Burn) Coleburn was founded in 1897 by John Robertson & Son in Longmorn, south of Elgin, during the late Victorian whisky boom. The distillery was designed by Charles Doig, the architect behind many of Scotland’s most recognisable pagoda-roofed distilleries, and production began in 1899.

For much of its working life, Coleburn produced Speyside malt for blends rather than as a widely available single malt. It became part of the Clynelish Distillery Company in the early 20th century, later coming under DCL and Scottish Malt Distillers, with its whisky used in blends including Johnnie Walker and Usher’s.

Coleburn was mothballed in 1985 during the whisky downturn, making surviving single malt bottlings relatively uncommon. The site later found a new role as the home of Murray McDavid’s cask maturation and warehousing operations, using Coleburn’s traditional Victorian dunnage warehouses.

In 2025, plans were announced to restart whisky production at the Coleburn site under the name The Distillery at Coleburn. Former Benromach distillery manager Keith Cruickshank was appointed to lead production, with the project marking the first distilling activity at the site since Coleburn was mothballed in 1985.

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