Adelphi distillery

‘’’Adelphi Distillery Ltd’’’ was founded in 1826 and today the brand is one of Scotland’s largest independent bottlers of Scotch whisky.

The Adelphi name was previously given to a distillery in Loch Katrine, which was closed in 1907. The great-grandson of one of the distillery’s founders, Jamie Walker, established the modern day Adelphi independent bottler in 1993, selling the company to Keith Falconer and Donald Houston in 2004.

The Adelphi Distillery

The Adelphi distillery was founded in 1826 by brothers Charles and David Gray. It was sited not just south of the Clyde’s Victoria Bridge at the edge of the Gorbals area. The distillery was operated by the Gray family until 1880, when it was acquired by Messrs A. Walker and Co (a company who already owned large distilleries in Limerick and Liverpool respectively).

The Walkers invested in the distillery and added a Coffey still with which to distil grain spirit. By 1886, there were four pot stills and the Coffey still in full production. The distillery had an ouput of 516,000 gallons of pure alcohol per year.

The Adelphi distillery was purchased by Distillers Company Ltd (DCL) in 1902, and by 1907 distilling had been stopped completely. The buildings of the distillery were demolished between 1968 and 1970 and the chimney was dismantled in 1971.

Selection

Whiskies are selected by a nosing team chaired by whisky critic Charles MacLean.

Awards

Malt Maniac Awards

Adelphi has received numerous Malt Maniacs Awards. As well as many Bronze and Silver Medals, Adelphi received a Gold in 2006 for a Breath of Speyside 1991, cask no,. 5642, and a Gold Medal & The Ultra Premium Thumbs Up Award in 2009 for a Bunnahabhain 1974, cask no. 4780.