About Littlemill

History

from the website http://www.whiskybarplaza.nl 

1750 George Buchanan a wealthy maltmaster from Glasgow purchased the   Auchterlonie Estate with Littlemill  
1772 George Buchanan built houses to accommodate Exise officers, this was   first official record of the existence of Littlemill  
1813 Littlemill is closed  
Littlemill has seen many un – documented owners in its long 200 – year history.  
1817 – 1818 Matthew Clark & Co  
1821 Peter McGregor  
1825 – 1839 Jane McGregor  
1846 Hector Henderson  
1846 Duncan McCulloch  
1847 McCulloch & McAlpine bankrupt  
1851 Working 
1852 John McAlpin, Harvey & Co  
1853 William Hunter & John F. Sharpe, the two partners agree to en the   the agreement  
1854 – 1857 William Hunter  
1857 – 1867 William Hay & Co  
1869 William Hay Junior  
1874 William Hay, Fairman & Co, bankrupt  
1875 Littlemill is rebuilt  
1913 Yoker Distillery Co, Ltd buys Littlemill 
1918 Littlemill Distillery Co  
1923 – 1927 Charles Mackinlay & Co and J.G. Thomson & Co Ltd 
1930 Triple distillation is finished 
1931 Duncan G. Thomas , an American,who lived in the Excise House  buys Littlemill with the Argyll Group and operated as Littlemill   Distillery Co, Ltd  
1959 Barton Brands Inc of Chicago become part – owners  
1971 The Argyll Group and Duncan G. Thomas are bought out by Barton   Brands and the company is restructured as Barton Distilling (Scot Land) Ltd  
1972 Production of the experimental whiskies Dunglas and Dumbuck stops  
1984 Littlemill closes  
1989 Gibson International opens the distillery again  
1992 Production stops again  
1994 Gibson International files for bankrupty, and Glen citrine Bonded Ware house Ltd a sister company of Loch Lomond Distillery Co. Ltd buys   Littlemill  
1996 Equipment is dismantled
2004   sept 4th Fire destroyed distillery.