The distillery was officially established in 1775, previously bone under the control of illicit distillers, who sought pa to avoid paying taxes to England, since 1717. This early history has led to claims That Glenturret is the oldest distillery in Scotland, a but the distillery had title contested by other establishments zoals Little Mill, Glen Isla, Bowmore and Glen Garioch.
The distillery was originally known as "Hosh" and was originally owned by the Drummond family. "Hosh" comes from the Gaelic "cois", meaning foot. It was taken over by John McCallum in 1845 till 1875 when Thomas Stewart took it over and renamed it in its centenary year Glenturret.
The First World War saw the closure of the distillery, but following the war it reopened again under the Mitchell Brothers until 1921 when the great depression and prohibition in America saw it closed again. [14] The buildings during this period were kept as storage by the Murrays or Ochtertyre. It did not reopen again to production till 1957 when it was revitalized by James Fairlie. Fairlie was a whiskey enthusiast and his intention was to create a malt whiskey created in traditional fashion and to preserve the craft of distilling. The distillery was bought by Cointreau in 1981 and from there passed to Highland Distillers in 1990. Since then it has become the home of "The Famous Grouse Experience," All which was nominated for an Interactive Entertainment Award at BAFTA in 2002.
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