Distillery Name : Bunnahabhain Distillery
Distillery Area : Highland, Islay, Scotland
Product : Malt Whisky
Operated Between : 1880 - Present
Current Status : Active
Location : Bunnahabhain, Islay.
Map Grid Reference : NR420732
Current Owner : Distell (Heiniken N.V.)
Notes :
Timeline
1880-1881 - Built by a partnership.
1882 - Partnership incorporated as the Islay Distillery Co. Ltd.
1887 - Islay Distillery Co. Ltd. merged with W. Grant & Co. and Glenrothes-Glenlivet to form the Highland Distilleries Co. Ltd.
Operated as the Islay Distillery Co. Ltd. per Nettleton in 1893.
1894 - Distillery switches to electric lighting.
1930's - Distillery closed for a time.
1960 - Single-track road built to the distillery - which was previously supplied exclusively by boat/ship.
1963 - Extended from two to four stills. Last year the floor maltings were in use. Light-grains plant.
1981 - Distillery closed.
1984 - Distillery re-opened.
1993 - Last ship supply delivery.
1999 - Owned by Highland Distillers.
.... Owned by The Edrington Group.
2003 - Bought by Burn Stewart Distillers plc from The Edrington Group.
2014 - Burn Stewart Distillers plc merge with Distell.
2021 - New visitor centre opened.
References
The Scotch Whisky Industry Record - H. Charles Craig, 1994.
wormtub.com
wikipedia.org
bunnahabhain.com
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