About Tobermory Whisky Distillery
Distillery Number
01688 302647
Distillery Capacity
1 000 000 litres
Distillery Founded
1798
Distillery Status
Active
Distillery Owner
Burn Stewart Distillers
Distillery Address
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
Distillery Website
www.burnstewartdistillers.com
1798
John Sinclair founds the distillery named Ledaig Distillery.
1837
The distillery closes.
1878
The distillery reopens.
1890
John Hopkins & Company buys the distillery.
1916
Distillers Company Limited (DCL) takes over John Hopkins & Company.
1930
The distillery closes and is used as both
1972
A shipping company in Liverpool and the sherrymaker Domecq buy the buildings and embark on refurbishment. When work is completed it is named Ledaig Distillery Ltd.
1975
Ledaig Distillery Ltd files for bankruptcy and the distillery closes again.
1979
The estate agent Kirkleavington Property Company of Cleckheaton buys the distillery, forms a new company, Tobermory Distillers Ltd and starts production.
1982
No production. Some of the buildings are converted into flats and some are rented to
1989
Production resumes.
1993
Burn Stewart Distillers buys Tobermory for £600,000 and pays an additional £200,000 for the whisky supply.
2002
Trinidad-based venture capitalists CL Financial buys Burn Stewart Distillers for £50m.
2005
A 32 year old from 1972 is launched.
2007
A Ledaig 10 year old is released.
2008
A limited edition Tobermory 15 year old is released.