Littlemill distillery was a Scottish malt whisky distillery on the border of Lowlands and Highlands in West Dumbartonshire.
Exactly when the distillery was founded is unclear, but Littlemill was described as part of the purchase of Auchentorlie Estate in the 1750s, and in 1772 some houses were built for excise officers, which is sufficient to award Littlemill the title of oldest distillery
in Scotland.
The distillery changed hands a few times and closed in 1984. It was reopened and bought by Gibson International in 1989, closed down again in 1994 after Gibson International went bankrupt, and was sold to Loch Lomond Distillery. It was dismantled in 1997, and the remnants of the distillery were destroyed in a fire in 2004. The distillery produced three different kinds of whisky, which was made possible through the rectifying columns on the stills: a heavily peated variety under the name "Dumbuck", a full bodied whisky named "Dunglas" and a light traditional lowland whisky under its own name "Littlemill". Dumbuck and Dunglas were discontinued in 1972.Show more