Inver House Distillers
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| Industry | Drink industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder | S. S. Neuman |
| Headquarters | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| Parent | ThaiBev |
Inver House Distillers Ltd. is a Scotch whisky distiller based in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The company is a subsidiary of ThaiBev. It owns and operates five whisky distilleries: Balblair, Balmenach, Pulteney, Knockdhu, and Speyburn, and sells blended whisky under the Hankey Bannister brand.
History
[edit]The company was established in 1964 as a subsidiary of the American company, Publicker Industries of Philadelphia. Publicker Industries had successfully launched Inver House Rare, a brand of blended Scotch whisky in 1956. However, as a result of industry demand, there were not sufficient stocks to meet sales.[1]
Under the chairmanship of Mr S. S. Neuman, a site was acquired at Airdrie in March 1964, and a fully integrated complex was constructed, including Glen Flagler malt distillery and Garnheath grain distillery.[1]
Following the death of the founder, there was a period of decline in the fortunes of the company.[1]
In 1979, Standard Brands acquired Inver House from Publicker.[2] The operations became the subject of a management buyout in January 1988.[1] The company was then sold by the management to become a wholly owned subsidiary of International Beverage Holdings (InterBev), the international arm of Singapore-listed Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) in 2006.[3]
Inver House started to produce the Scottish cream liqueur Heather Cream in 1980. It was relaunched in 2000[4][5] but was finally discontinued in the late 2010s.[citation needed]
In 2016, the company grew its production capacity by 20% to penetrate new markets in Asia and Eastern Europe (India, Kazakhstan, Poland).[6]
Activities
[edit]Distilleries
[edit]Inver House operates five whisky distilleries in Scotland:[7] Balblair, Balmenach, Knockdhu, Old Pulteney, and Speyburn.
Inver House operated the Glen Flagler distillery (also known as Glenflagler) in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 25 February 1965 to July 1985 (the site is now an Inver House warehouse facility).[8] Garnheath distillery was a Scotch whisky grain distillery also in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland which operated from 1965[9] until its demolition in July 1986.[10]
Brands
[edit]- Single malt Scotch whisky: anCnoc, Balblair, Old Pulteney, Speyburn
- Blended Scotch whisky: Hankey Bannister
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Inver House Distillers Marks 50 Years in the Whisky Trade". Glasgow Herald. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Publicker Completes Sale of Liquor Business In U.S. for $35 Million". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Inver House Distillers to join ThaiBev Company" (PDF). 30 October 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Heather Cream Liqueur relaunch". The Grocer. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Christmas, Selina (10 April 2006). "Inver House rebrands Heather Cream liqueur". Moodie Davitt Report. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Inver House Distillers gears up for new markets". BBC News. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Inver House Distillers | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Glen Flagler - pravdainternational". Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Garnheath". Whiskybase.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Garnheath | Scotch Whisky". scotchwhisky.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.