- 1897: Construction Imperial distillery by Thomas Mackenzie, the architect Charles Chree Doig (1855-1918)
- 1898: Taken over by Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd.
- 1899: Closed (Pattison whisky crisis).
- 1916: Taken over by Distillers Company Limited, W.P. Lowrie, Johnnie Walker and Dewar's.
- 1919: Re-opened.
- 1925: Closed again and completely taken over by Distillers Company Limited (DCL).
- 1955: Renovation and re-opened, taken over by Scottish Malt Distillers (SMD).
- 1965: Expanding the number of stills from two to four stills.
- 1985: Closed again.
- 1986: Sold to United Distillers.
- 1989: Taken over by Allied Distillers and re-opened.
- 1998: Mothballed.
- 2005: Pernod Ricard buys Allied Domecq and become the new owners of the Imperial distillery.
- 2013: The buildings of the distillery are demolished.
Source: Maltmadness.com and 'Whisky', Marc A. Hoffmann.
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