A FEW
KEY DATES
Bruichladdich Distiller is built
on Islay by the Harvey brothers.
The rst American single malt
is bottled by Westland.
Matt Hofmann is named
Master Distiller of the Year
by Whisky Magazine.
Garryana 3/1 is named
American Single Malt of the Year
by Whisky Magazine.
• 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.
Bruichladdich Distillery
closes its doors.
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.
The distillery is reopened
by Mark Reynier and Simon Coughlin.
It is named Distillery of the
Year for the rst time.
• Westland is named Craft Producer
of the Year by Whisky Magazine.
• Domaine des Hautes Glaces joins
the Rémy Cointreau Group.
• Westland joins the
Rémy Cointreau Group.
• The rst 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.
Bruichladdich grows barley
on Islay for the rst time.
Barley is rst sown
on the Trièves plateau.
The farm distillery of Domaine
des Hautes Glaces is founded.
Westland Distillery is founded.
• Bruichladdich distillery
joins Rémy Cointreau.
• Release of the rst
Domaine des Hautes Glaces
whisky aged in oak casks.
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