Dalmore distillery was built in 1839 by Alexander Matheson, who immediately leased it to the Sunderland family, who ran it for over thirty years until 1869, when the lease was taken over by three Mackenzie brothers.

The number of stills was doubled from two to four in 1874 and following Alexander Matheson’s death the distillery was sold to the Mackenzies in 1891.

Dalmore is now under Indian ownership, with parent company Whyte & Mackay having been bought by Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya’s United Brands group in 2007.