United Distillers was a Scottish company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of

Distillers Company The Distillers Company Limited was a leading Scottish drinks and pharmaceutical company and, at one time, a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It was taken over by Guinness & Co. (now part of Diageo) in 1986 in a transaction which was later f ...

and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by

Guinness Guinness () is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in ove ...

. The company owned six

single malt Scotch Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland. To qualify for this category, a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and made from a mash of malted barley. Therefore, ...

brands, which were relaunched as the ''Classic Malts'' range. It also owned the Bernheim distillery (now owned by

Heaven Hill Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. is a private, American family-owned and operated distillery founded in 1935 and headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky, that produces and markets the Heaven Hill brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and a varie ...

) and the Stitzel-Weller distillery, both in

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in the

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. In 1997 Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan to create

Diageo Diageo plc () is a Multinational corporation, multinational alcoholic beverage company, with its headquarters in London, England. It operates from 132 sites around the world. It was the world's largest distiller before being overtaken by Kweich ...

, and in 1998 United Distillers was merged with

International Distillers & Vintners International Distillers & Vintners was a brewing and wine and spirits distribution company, formed from the 1962 merger of W&A Gilbey and United Wine Traders. Founders W&A Gilbey was founded in 1857 as a gin distillery by Sir Walter Gilbey, but ...

to create United Distillers & Vintners, forming the spirits division of

plc. In 2001 the company was renamed Guinness United Distillers & Vintners Scotland, and then renamed once again in 2002 to become Diageo Scotland (registered in Scotland, No. SC000750).

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Company history on Diageo website
1987 establishments in Scotland Drink companies of Scotland Manufacturing companies based in Edinburgh Companies established in 1987 Scottish malt whisky Scandals in Scotland Distilleries in Scotland {{Scotland-company-stub

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