Distillery Name : Bridgend Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Islay, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1818 - 1822
Current Status : Inactive
Location : Bridgend, Islay.
Map Grid Reference : NR336625
Current Owner : None
Notes : Bridgend Distillery was custom-built by Donald McEachern Senior in 1818 with a wash still of 146 gallons producing single distillation whisky. It was then run by his son Donald Junior between 1818-21, when the company was wound up and ceased operations.
Information exists that suggests a distillery was licenced to a J. MacFarlane at Bridgend around 1821 with an annual output of 3,937 gallons.*
Timeline
1818-1821 - D. McEachran jun. & Co.
1821 - D. McEachran jun. & Co. sequestrated.
1822 - J. Macfarlane.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
* kilchomandistillery.com - Islay's Lost Distilleries.