Distillers Company Limited Totally Explained

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The Distillers Company Limited was a company formed in 1877 by a combination of six Scotch whisky distilleries: Macfarlane & Co., John Bald & Co. John Haig & Co, MacNab Bros & Co, Robert Mowbray and Stewart & Co. This company was born out of a trade association called the Scotch Distillers’ Association formed in 1865. It was acquired by Guinness in 1986, forming United Distillers, and is now part of Diageo.

Subsidiaries

A list of 41 subsidiaries of the Distillers Company as of 22 July 1980:

Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd, Glasgow
Baird-Taylor Ltd, Glasgow
John Begg Ltd, Glasgow
Benmore Distilleries Ltd, Glasgow
J.A. Bertram & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
John Bisset & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
James Buchanan a Co. Ltd, London
Bulloch Lade & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
Geo. Cowie & Son Ltd, Dufftown
John Crabbie & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
Craighall Bonding Co. Ltd, Glasgow
A. & A. Crawford Ltd, Edinburgh
Daniel Crawford & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
The Distillers Agency Ltd, South Queens-ferry
Peter Dawson Ltd, Glasgow
John Dewar & Sons Ltd, Perth
A. Ferguson & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
Donald Fisher Ltd, Edinburgh
John Gillon & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
Wm. Greer & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
John Haig & Co. Ltd, Fife
J. & W. Hardie Ltd, Edinburgh
J. & R. Harvey & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
John Hopkins & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
Low Robertson & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
W.P. Lowrie & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
Macdonald Greenlees Ltd, Edinburgh
Macleay Duff (Distillers) Ltd, Glasgow
D. & J. McCallum Ltd, Edinburgh
John McEwan & Co. Ltd, Edinburgh
Mitchell Bros. Ltd, Glasgow
Jas. Munro & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
John Robertson & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
Wm. Sanderson & Son Ltd, Edinburgh
Slater, Rodger & Co. Ltd, Glasgow
J. & G. Stewart Ltd, Edinburgh
R.H. Thomson & Co. (Distillers) Ltd, Edinburgh
John Walker & Sons Ltd, London
James Watson & Co. Ltd, Dundee
White Horse Distillers Ltd, Glasgow
Wright & Greig Ltd, Glasgow

Pharmaceuticals

At one time, Distillers' subsidiary Distillers Biochemicals was involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Most notably, Distillers was responsible for the manufacture of the drug Thalidomide in the United Kingdom.

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