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 |