Gillybanks distillery

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Today spelled Gellybanks or Gellybank, it was a rural distillery two miles north-west of Luncarty in Perthshire that survived 17 years under no fewer than six operators.

The distillery stood at Gellybanks farm, which is still farmed today, near the Gelly Burn but with a feeder burn skirting the farmyard, complete with a millpond upstream. Its postal address appears to be under Stanley, a village some miles to the east.

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  • Region
    Highland
  • Production type
    Single malt
  • Distillery Status
    Demolished
  • Previous names
    Gellybank

Gillybanks History

Gillybanks distillery lasted for 17 years on and off, but no one seems to have been able to make a go of it. It was first licensed to John Martinson and Co. from 1817 to 1819, then to Martinsons and Somerville, which was sequestrated in the same year it took over. Another four owners followed, each lasting for little more than a year at a time.

Gillybanks was eventually closed for good in 1834.

 

Timeline

  • 1817 John Martinson and Co. establish Gillybanks distillery on a farm near Luncarty
  • 1819 The distillery is licensed to Martinsons and Somerville, which is sequestrated that same year
  • 1821 The next licensee to take on Gillybanks is William Robertson, but the distillery closes in the same year
  • 1825 James Brown and Co. takes on the licence, but also close again the following year
  • 1827 Gillybanks is re-opened by Robert Greig, who again folds after one year
  • Unknown date Gillybanks is finally operational again under the licence of David Malcolm
  • 1834 Malcolm is sequestrated, and the distillery finally closes for good

Contact

Address
Gellybanks
Monedie
Perth and Kinross
United Kingdom
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See also

  • Bridgend Bridgend Bridgend Distillery

    Bridgend

    A lost distillery located at the town of the same name, close to the River Tay.

  • Duntanloch Duntanloch Duntanloch Distillery

    Duntanloch

    Perhaps a misspelling of Duntanlich, the site of two farms near Pitlochry.

  • Perth Perth Perth Distillery

    Perth

    An urban 19th century distillery in the centre of Perth.

  • Ardtalnaig Ardtalnaig Ardtalnaig Distillery

    Ardtalnaig

    A distillery once located in Perthshire on Loch Tay’s south shore, possibly also called Lochtayside.

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