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Glentauchers Distillery - Changing hands

1906 - WP Lowrie transferred his shares upon his retirement to James Buchanan & Co Ltd

1923-25 - Extensive alterations and improvements to the maltings and mash-houses were made, and a large new spirit store designed by Charles Doig & Son was also built.

1925 - James Buchanan & Co merged interests with other major Scottish whisky blenders within enlarged Distillers Company Ltd.

1930's - Ownership and operation of Glentauchers eventually passed to another DCL subsidiary Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd with the licence retained by James Buchanan.

1939-1946 - Glentauchers closed.

1965-66 - Major rebuilding which involved new still house, mash house, tun room and a trebling of still capacity from 2-6.

1969 Floor maltings ceased

1985 United Distillers closed Glentauchers.

1989 - 90 years from the start of production allied Distillers bought Glentauchers

1992 - August. Production restarts at Glentauchers Distillery.