St Magdalene aka Linlithgow Scotch Whisky

St Magdalene Whisky Distillery Information

Founded 1765? By Sebastian Henderson

Location Lowlands Central district Linlithgow

Water source Loch Lomond

Last owners DCL

Now a residential area

St Magdalene Whisky Distillery History

The St Magdalene Distillery stood on a historic site, in the 12th century a hospital was established by the Knights Templar to treat lepers. This was replaced at some point by the St Magdalene convent.

The first distillery in Linlithgow was Bulzon in 1750 this was followed shortly after by Bonnytourn founded by Andrew Dawson, one of the first recorded licensed distillers

Sebastian Henderson obtained land adjacent to the Bonnytourn distillery and built the St Magdalene distillery. Possibly 1765. At one point the village of Linlithgow had five licensed distilleries.

In 1798 Andrew Dawson purchased the St Magdalene distillery from Sebastian Henderson. Because St Magdalene was the better distillery he switched output from Bonnytourn to St Magdalene. Eventually absorbing Bonnytourn in to St Magdalene as one large site

The distillery became a limited company in 1895

The Dawson family was involved with production at Saint Magdalene between 1798 until 1912 when it went into liquidation, when it was acquired by the DCL

Three years later in 1915 became one of the founding five distilleries of Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD). Along with Clydesdale, Glenkinchie Grange and Rosebank)

The distillery was refitted in 1927

The distillery like many others was closed in 1983 due to over production. The site was sold for residential development, some of the buildings converted into apartments

Sometimes known as ‘Linlithgow’ distillery.

St Magdalene Distillery Bottlings

St Magdalene 19 Year Old 1979 – Rare Malts Selection

St Magdalene Whisky Independent Bottlings

Blackadder,

Cadenhead,

Cask Strength (Duncan Taylor),

Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail),

Duncan Taylor Cask Strength,

Hart Brothers,

Mission (Murray McDavid),

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing),

Scotts Selection (Speyside Distillers)

SWMS

Un-Chill Filtered (Signatory).

Also Bottled under the Linlithgow Name. 

Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail),

Duncan Taylor Rarest of the rare,

Mission (Murray McDavid),

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing),

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