Maclachlans Ltd Round Tin
Maclachlans Ltd tin tray dating from the 1950s. The Castle Brewery was based in Duddingston, Edinburgh, Lothian.
Maclachlans Ltd tin tray dating from the 1950s. Brothers George and John Maclachlan, who had formed their own wine and spirits companies in Glasgow during the 1870s, formed a partnership G. & J.Maclachlan in 1888. The two quickly expanded their business interests becoming brewers, distillers, maltsters, blenders, bottlers, and restaurateurs. They were also owners of an estate of tied houses. The Castle Brewery in Maryhill, Glasgow, commenced brewing in 1891, and the Castle Brewery in Duddingston, Edinburgh opened in 1900. The Company acquired Irish distillers James Lipsey & Co. Ltd of Belfast in 1896. Maclachlans' excellent reputation for its beers and whiskys extended as far as South Africa, India and Australia. After John died in 1903 his interests in the business were bought by George who purchased Auchentoshan Lowland Malt Whisky Distillery of Duntocher in the same year. In 1907 the Company was registered as G. & J.Maclachlan Ltd. Following the formation of the limited company, the Castle Brewery in Glasgow was closed due to its inability to cope with demand and brewing was transferred to the larger new Castle Brewery in Edinburgh. The Glasgow brewery was demolished a few decades later. The firm went into voluntary liquidation in 1923 and re-formed as Maclachlans Ltd which became a public company in 1947. The Company continued to brew at the Castle Brewery in Edinburgh until 1960 when it was acquired by J.& R.Tennent Ltd. J.& R.Tennent Ltd was acquired by Charrington United Breweries Ltd in 1963. Brewing ceased at the Castle Brewery in Edinburgh in 1966. The name of the Company was changed to Kenneth Mackenzie (Wines) Ltd in 1967. The Maclachlans' brand name was briefly restored in the 2000s by Tennent Caledonian Ltd. The manufacturer's mark states - Reginald Corfield Ltd Lombard Road, London S.W.19.
Brewery Origin | Scotland |
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County | Lothian |
Reverse Finish | Standard |
Tray Manufacturer | Reginald Corfield Ltd (Lombard Road) |
Tray Material | Tin |
Year Of Manufacture | 1954 |