Bow Street Distillery

1780 – 1971 Founded by John Stein of Kennetpans. John Jameson, originally from Alloa, was related to the Steins / Haig’s through marriage. John became manager at Stein’s Bow Street distillery before taking full ownership in 1805. By 1810 it had been officially...

Marrowbone Lane Distillery

~ 1750 – 1923 (William Jameson & Co) Founded in 1750 and taken over by John Stein of Kennetpans in 1780. Around 1800 John Jameson’s son William, who was married to one of Stein’s daughters (Isabella), joined his father-in-law’s Marrowbone Lane...

The Jameson Family Story

THE GREAT IRISH DISTILLING DYNASTY WRONG! It is fairly commonly known that John Jameson was Scottish, born in Alloa in 1740. Less commonly known is that he was not the founder of the famous Bow Street Distillery but started as an employee of John Stein of Kennetpans...