Bruichladdich was built in 1881 by the brothers Robert William and John Gourlay Harvey in an idyllic spot on the shore of Loch Indaal. At the time, the distillery was state-of-the-art and the equipment continues to be used unchanged. Unlike other distilleries, which were often built from old farm houses, the building was erected specifically for this purpose. It was built from stone from the seashore and has a very efficient layout.

1886 – Bruichladdich Distillery Company Ltd. is founded.

1889 – William Harvey becomes Manager and remains on that post until his death in 1937.

1929 – Temporary closure

1936 – The distillery reopens.

1938 – Joseph Hobbs, Hatim Attari and Alexander Tolmie purchase the distillery for 23000 pounds though the company Train & McIntyre.

1938 – Operations are moved to Associated Scottsh Distillers.

1952 – The distillery is sold to Ross & Coulter from Glasgow.

1960 – A.B. Grant buys Ross & Coulter.

1961 – Own maltings ceases and malt is brought in from Port Ellen

1968 – Invergordon Distillers take over

1975 – The number of stills increases to four

1983 – Temporary closure

1995 – The distillery is mothballed in January

1998 – In production again for a few months, and then mothballed

Quotation from “Malt Whisky Yearbook”