Corby Distilleries

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Corby Distilleries Limited is an alcohol manufacturing and distribution company in Canada.

It was founded in 1859 in Corbyville, Ontario. As of 2008, the company is 46% owned by Pernod Ricard SA^[1]. The compnay distills several Canadian specialities, as well as marketing Pernod Ricard's products in Canada.

[edit] History

1905, sold to Mortimer Davis as H. Corby Distillery Company Limited
1918, sold to Canadian Industrial Alcohol Company Limited, merged with JP Wiser’s Distillery Limited of Prescott, Ontario, J.M. Douglas and Company Limited, and Robert Macnish and Co. Limited of Scotland.
1935 Hiram Walker – Gooderham & Worts Ltd acquires 51% share
1952, company wins right to produce United Rum Merchants of London's Lamb's Rum in Canada
1954, company buys stake in Tia Maria
1969, named changed to "Corby Distilleries Limited – Les Distilleries Corby Limitée"
1978, purchases Meagher’s Distillery Limited of Montreal and its subsidiary, The William Mara Company of Toronto.
1985, Corby's parent company is purchased by Allied Lyons PLC
1988, Corby divests itself of Robert MacNish Scotch Company, purchases McGuinness Distilling Co. Ltd from Heublein, and the spirits division of Nabisco brands.
1989, distillery in Corbyville, Ontario closes
1991, Corby buys Upper Canada Brewing Company Limited, resold in 1995