Tobermory whisky distillery
Tobermory factsheet
| Name | Pronounced | AKA | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobermory | TOW-bur-MO-ray | Highlands | |
| Country of Origin | Status | Active | Whisky Type |
| Scotland | Active | 1798 - Present | Malt |
| Website | Tours Available | Owned by | Parent Group |
| Tobermory | Not Available | Burn Stewart Distillers |
Tobermory equipment & site
| Setting | Coastal |
|---|
What Tobermory makes
Whisky and Gin
- Tobermory 21
- Ledaig 10
- Ledaig 18
- Tobermory Hebridean Gin
Shop: online and at the distillery.
Tobermory Timeline:
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- 1795Said to have been started by John Sinclair who took a lease on a piece of land beside the Ledaig Burn near the harbour of Tobermory of the British Fisheries Society. In its first year the distillery produced 292 proof gallons (1,327 litres) of whisky
- 1823-Oct-25A feu charter dated 25 October 1823 covering the main area of land was granted by the British Society for Extending the Fisheries and improving the sea coasts of the kingdom in favour of John Sinclair Esq. of Lochaline in the parish of Morven
- 1827-30Sinclair & McLachlan
- 1833-37John Sinclair
- 1863Distillery closed after the death of John Sinclair
- 1878Re-established
- 1881W. Campbell & Co.
- 1887Mackill Brothers went bankrupt
- 1890-1916Acquired by John Hopkins & Son & Co. which resumed production
- 1916John Hopkins & Co. was taken over by the Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL), who continued to operate under the same name
- 1930-JunDistillery closed
- 1972Revived as Ledaig Distillery (Tobermory) Ltd. by a consortium epresenting some Liverpool shippers and the Domecq sherry group from Spain. The distillery was extensively reconstructed and all stills became steamheated. The annual output became 800,000 proof gallons (over 3.6 million litres) which was too much in those difficult years
- 1975In receivership
- 1978Acquired by the Kirkleavington Property Co. of Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, who have assigned it to Tobermory Distillers Ltd.
- 1981Distillery closed
- 1990Distllery reopened
- 1993Bought by Burn Stewart Distillers for £600,000 plus £200,000 for stock. Four stills
- 1999Owned by Burn Stewart Distillers plc
- 2004Owned by Burn Stewart Distillers plc
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Can I tour Tobermory?
No, unfortunately Tobermory distillery is not open to the public for tours