The 'Distillers Company Limited' was a company formed in
1877 by a combination of six
Scotch whisky distilleries.
It was acquired by
Guinness in
1986, forming
United Distillers, and is now part of
Diageo.
A list of 41 subsidiaries of the Distillers Company as of 22 July 1980:
1. Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, Glasgow
2. Baird-Taylor Ltd, Glasgow
3. John Begg Ltd, Glasgow
4. Benmore Distilleries Ltd, Glasgow
5. J.A. Bertram & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
6. John Bisset & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
7. James Buchanan a Co. Ltd, London
8. Bulloch Lade & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
9. Geo. Cowie & Son Ltd, Dufftown
10. John Crabbie & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
11. Craighall Bonding Co. Ltd, Glasgow
12. A. & A. Crawford Ltd, Edinburgh
13. Daniel Crawford & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
14. The Distillers Agency Ltd, South Queens-ferry
15. Peter Dawson Ltd, Glasgow
16. John Dewar & Sons Ltd, Perth
17. A. Ferguson & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
18. Donald Fisher Ltd, Edinburgh
19. John Gillon & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
20. Wm. Greer & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
21. John Haig & Co. Ltd, Fife
22. J. & W. Hardie Ltd, Edinburgh
23. J. & R. Harvey & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
24. John Hopkins & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
25. Low Robertson & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
26. W.P. Lowrie & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
27. Macdonald Greenlees Ltd, Edinburgh
28. Macleay Duff (Distillers) Ltd, Glasgow
29. D. & J. McCallum Ltd, Edinburgh
30. John McEwan & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
31. Mitchell Bros. Ltd, Glasgow
32. Jas. Munro & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
33. John Robertson & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
34. Wm. Sanderson & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
35. Slater, Rodger & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
36. J. & G. Stewart Ltd, Edinburgh
37. R.H. Thomson & Co. (Distillers) Ltd, Edinburgh
38. John Walker & Sons Ltd, London
39. James Watson & Co. Ltd, Dundee
40. White Horse Distillers Ltd, Glasgow
41. Wright & Greig Ltd, Glasgow
link to source
See also
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Guinness share-trading fraud
External links
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History page on Diageo website