Inver House Distillers
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Inver House Distillers Limited is a malt whisky distiller, based in Airdrie, Scotland. The company is a subsidiary of ThaiBev, one of the largest alcoholic-beverage companies in Southeast Asia.
Inver House Distillers owns and operates five distilleries: Balblair distillery, Balmenach distillery, Knockdhu distillery, Pulteney distillery, and Speyburn distillery, and sells blended whisky under their own name.
History
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.
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 2 malt distilleries—Glenflagler and Killyloch—and a grain distillery Garnheath.
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]
Products
Heather Cream was a Scottish cream liqueur made from cream and single malt Scotch whisky from Balblair distillery.[4][5] It was first produced in 1980.[4] A relaunch in 2000 involved adding vanilla and chocolate to the blend.[6] It was discontinued in the late 2010s.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "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 – via Highbeam.
- ^ Publicker Completes Sale of Liquor Business In U.S. for $35 Million
- ^ "Inver House Distillers to join ThaiBev Company" (PDF). 30 October 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Inver House Distillers | About Us | International Beverage Holdings Ltd". www.interbevgroup.com.
- ^ Christmas, Selina (10 April 2006). "Inver House rebrands Heather Cream liqueur". Moodie Davitt Report. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Heather Cream Liqueur relaunch". The Grocer. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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