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Scapa Scotch Whisky Distillery

Scapa Distillery, St Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SE
Tel: +44 (0)1856 872071 Fax: +44 (0)1856 876585

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Scapa Distillery General Information

Current Owners	Pernod Ricard
Location	Orkney
Water source	Lingro Burn
Stills	1 x wash still and 1 x spirit still
Capacity per year	1,000,000 Litres
Status	Active/Producing

Scapa Distillery History

1885	Founded by Macfarlane & Townsend
1934-36	Silent
1941	Bloch Brothers (Distillers) Ltd
1954	Acquired by Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd – now part of Allied Distillers
1959	Distillery rebuilt
1994	Mothballed
2004	Distillery re-furbished and restored