1881 |
Bruichladdich Distiller is built on Islay by the Harvey brothers. |
1994 |
Bruichladdich Distillery closes its doors. |
2001 |
The distillery is reopened by Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin. It is named Distillery of the Year for the first time. |
2004 |
Bruichladdich grows barley on Islay for the first time. |
2008 |
Barley is first sown on the Trièves plateau. |
2009 |
The farm distillery of Domaine des Hautes Glaces is founded. |
2010 |
Westland Distillery is founded.
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2012 |
- Bruichladdich distillery joins Rémy Cointreau.
- Release of the first Domaine des Hautes Glaces whisky aged in oak casks.
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2013 |
The first American single malt is bottled by Westland.
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2014 |
Bruichladdich launches its "Regional Trials" experiment, distilling the same variety of barley grown in the north, south, east and west of Scotland in an exploration of a Scotland-wide terroir. |
2016 |
- Westland is named Craft Producer of the Year by Whisky Magazine.
- Domaine des Hautes Glaces joins the Rémy Cointreau Group.
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2017 |
- Westland joins the Rémy Cointreau Group.
- The first crop of rye is grown on Islay by farmer Andrew Jones, thus introducing additional grains into the crop rotation. 7,500 trees are planted at Coultorsay.
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2018 |
Matt Hofmann is named Master Distiller of the Year by Whisky Magazine
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2019 |
Garryana 3/1 is named American Single Malt of the Year by Whisky Magazine.
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2020 |
- Bruichladdich’s total workforce reaches 104 people, of which 80 are based in the Isle of Islay.
- Domaine des Hautes Glaces new installations are brought into service, tripling the farm distillery’s production without changing its craft methods.
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