|
Year
|
|
Event |
|
1494
|
 |
First
written record of whisky |
| 1505 |
|
Guild
of Surgeon Barbers, Edinburgh granted charter
to sell whisky |
| 1577 |
|
Raphael
Holinshead writes his Chronicles of England, Scotland
and Ireland and extols the value of uisge beatha |
| 1590 |
|
First
recorded export of whisky to Ireland |
| 1608 |
|
License
granted to produce whiskey at Bushmills Distillery,
Northern Ireland |
| 1627 |
|
Robert
Haig establishes his distillery |
| 1644 |
|
First
duty on whisky introduced by Act of Scottish Parliament |
| 1675 |
|
Robert
Boyle describes his new hydrometer |
| 1688 |
|
First
duty on alcoholic strength of whisky |
| 1689 |
|
Ferintosh
Distillery burnt down by supporters of James ll |
| 1751 |
|
Gilcomston
Distillery, Aberdeen founded |
| 1757 |
|
Kilbeggan
Distillery, reputedly built in Ireland |
| 1775 |
|
Glenturret
Distillery founded |
| 1779 |
|
Justerini
& Justerini sell whisky in London.
Bowmore
Distillery founded. |
| 1784 |
|
John
Jameson started distilling in Dublin |
| 1786 |
|
Strathisla
Distillery founded |
| 1794 |
|
Bridge
of Don Distillery completed |
| 1795 |
|
Tobermory
Distillery on Mull founded |
| 1798 |
|
Highland
Park,
Ardbeg
and Glen
Garioch start distilling |
| 1810 |
|
Glenburgie
Distillery founded |
| 1816 |
|
Sikes
hydrometer adopted.
Laphroaig
Distillery founded. |
| 1817 |
|
Teaninich,
Duntocher and Lagavulin
Distilleries open |
| 1823 |
|
Licensing
of Distilleries |
| 1824 |
|
Glenlivet
takes out license |
| 1825 |
|
Edradour,
Scotland's smallest distillery founded |
| 1826 |
|
First
patent for a continuous still awarded to Robert
Stein.
James Allardes of Glendronach takes out a license. |
| 1830 |
|
William
Teacher opens his first grocers shop |
| 1837 |
|
Lagg
Distillery, Arran
founded |
| 1839 |
|
The
Chivas dynasty founded |
| 1844 |
|
Glenfarclas
Distillery opens |
| 1851 |
|
Dailuaine
Distillery founded |
| 1789 |
|
Black
Bottle is introduced |
| 1882 |
|
VAT
69 is launched by Sanderson |
| 1886 |
|
Glenfiddich
Distillery founded |
| 1892 |
|
Balvenie
Distillery opens |
| 1894 |
|
Famous
Grouse Whisky appears for the first
time |
| 1896 |
|
Dufftown
Distillery opens |
| 1897 |
|
Tomatin
and Dalwhinnie
founded |
| 1898 |
|
Pattisons
blending company goes bankrupt and many distilleries
forced to close |
| 1909 |
|
Johnny
Walker Red Label launched |
| 1913 |
|
Teacher's
introduce their new cork |
| 1936 |
|
Ballantine's
is bought by Hiram Walker |
| 1941 |
|
SS
Politician is lost with a cargo of whisky of the
Isle of Eriskay |
| 1949 |
|
Tullibardine
Distillery is rebuilt |
| 1959 |
|
Tormore,
the first new distillery to be built in the 20th
century in Scotland.
Whisky rationing in the UK ceases. |
| 1966 |
|
Deanston
Distillery opens in an old cotton mill designed
by Richard Arkwright |
| 1990 |
|
Drumguish
Distillery produced its first spirit |
| 1994 |
|
500th
anniversary of whisky production in Scotland.
Arran
Distillery founded. |
| 2000 |
|
Scotchwhisky.net
founded |
