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St. Magdalene (silent)

St. Magdalene (silent)

(saint MAG-da-leen) St Magdalene was established in Linlithgow in the 18th century and became closely associated with the Dawson family after Adam Dawson bought the distillery around 1798. It later absorbed the nearby Bonnytoun distillery in 1826, and for part of its history it was also known as Linlithgow.

(saint MAG-da-leen) St Magdalene was established in Linlithgow in the 18th century and became closely associated with the Dawson family after Adam Dawson bought the distillery around 1798. It later absorbed the nearby Bonnytoun distillery in 1826, and for part of its history it was also known as Linlithgow.

About St. Magdalene (silent)

(saint MAG-da-leen) St Magdalene was established in Linlithgow in the 18th century and became closely associated with the Dawson family after Adam Dawson bought the distillery around 1798. It later absorbed the nearby Bonnytoun distillery in 1826, and for part of its history it was also known as Linlithgow.

In 1912 it passed to Distillers Company Limited, became part of Scottish Malt Distillers in 1914, and continued operating as one of the Lowlands’ important malt distilleries until it was permanently closed in 1983 during the industry downturn.

Its later fate is a large part of what makes St Magdalene so interesting now. The distillery never returned after the 1983 closure, and much of the site was converted into residential flats in the early 1990s, although parts of the old malting barn and kiln survive, with the pagoda roof still standing as a reminder of Linlithgow’s distilling past. Because it spent most of its life producing whisky rather than building a major modern brand, surviving bottlings have become especially prized as examples of a closed Lowland distillery with genuine historical depth.

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