Distillery Name : Brora Distillery / Clynelish Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1819 - Present
Current Status : Active
Location : Clynelish, Sutherland.
Map Grid Reference : NC897054
Current Owner : Diageo plc.
Notes :
Timeline
1819 - Established by the Marquis of Stafford, later first Duke of Sutherland, as Clynelish Distillery to provide a use for the Barley grown by the tenants on his farms.
1825-1827 - First licensed to James Harper, Midlothian.
1827 - James Harper sequestrated.
1827-1828 - John Matheson.
1828-1834 - James Harper.
1834-1846 - Lease was transferred to Andrew Ross.
1846 - George Lawson took over.
1878-1896 George Lawson & Sons.
1896 - A half interest in the distillery was acquired by James Ainslie & Co., blenders from Glasgow. The other half being owned by John Risk, previously of Bankier Distillery, who later rebuilt the Distillery.
1912 - James Ainslie & Co. bankrupt.
1912 - Taken over by the Clynelish Distillery Co. Ltd., jointly owned by John Risk and the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1916 - John Walker & Sons Ltd. took a share in the distillery.
1925 - John Risk was bought out and the distillery became part of Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL).
1930 - Remaining share capital bought out and distillery transferred to Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd. (SMD).
1931-1939 - Closed.
1961 - Stills became steam heated.
1967-1968 - A new Distillery was built and named Clynelish 2.
1968 - Clynelish Distillery renamed to Clynelish 1.
1969 - Closed for seven years before being refurbished. Clynelish 1 renamed to Brora, Clynelish 2 to Clynelish. Two stills. Licensed to Ainslie & Heilbron (Distillers) Ltd., Glasgow.
May 1983 - Distillery closed.
May 2021 - Distillery officially re-opened.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
wormtub.com
wikipedia.org