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Kennetpans

The distillery that formed the Scottish and Irish whisky industries as we know them today

Almost 200 years from its closure, the Kennetpans legacy still lives on

To this day both the largest Irish Whiskey brand (Jameson) and the largest European distillery (Cameronbridge) have their roots at Kennetpans, not to mention the Haig brand itself

I challenge anyone to name a distillery past or present that has impacted more on our whisky industry

Kennetpans is not a lost distillery
It is a lost legend

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"It is difficult to over-estimate the importance of Kennetpans Distillery, founded in the 1720s byJohn Stein - 'the Father of Commercial Whisky Distilling'. The site is of great importance to the industrial archeological heritage of Scotland. It would be nothing short of a tragedy if the site was left to vanish.”

Charles MacLean, W.S., M.A., LL.B., F.S.A.(Scot)
Master of the Quaich
Whisky Writer

CEUD MILE FAILTE

A Hundred Thousand Welcomes to our website.

Our aim is to tell the largely forgotten story of Kennetpans and the Stein Whisky Dynasty and to raise awareness of the deteriorating ruin of the once mighty distillery.

Kilbagie was the first Scottish distillery to export spirit. This market is now worth over £3 billion to the Scottish economy.

In 1733 Kennetpans was the largest distillery in Scotland