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North of Scotland
Founded
1958
Region
Lowland
Status
Closed
Production type
Single grain
North of Scotland was a Scottish grain whisky distillery located in Cambus within the buildings of the old Forth Brewery. It began production in 1958 and was the first distillery venture from George P. Christie, who later opened the Speyside distillery as well. North of Scotland originally distilled malt whisky as well, known as Strathmore, but its pot still were removed after just one year to focus on its grain production.
The distillery was short-lived and was shut down by Christie in 1980 in anticipation of the industry's era of oversupply, also referred to as the "whisky loch." The site was sold to Distillers Company in 1982 and is nowadays used as a bond and warehousing operation by Diageo. Primarily tasked with provision for blends, there are very few releases of North of Scotland grain.
No official single grain was ever released during its time in operation and unusually, it was a full 37 years before an official brand was produced. It was introduced in 2017 by North of Scotland Distilling Company which had been reincorporated by George Christie's son Ricky in 1995.
The only bottling to date is a 50-year-old release produced in partnership with Elixir Distillers who helped acquire the stock for the release from the remaining Diageo-owned casks.
1995-present (name only)
1997-present (distillery only)
1986-1997 (distillery only)
1982-1986 (distillery only)
1958-1982