It is unclear exactly when distilling started on this site however the gable end on one of the warehouses has a date stone carved with 1772.

That same year accommodation was also built next door to the distillery to house the Excise officers who represented the law - and ensured any distillation was duly recorded and relevant taxes calculated.

[3][4] Justice of the Peace records for Dumbarton show that "Robert Muir of Littlemiln", an employee, was granted the first ever licence by the Government of King George the 3rd to "...retail ale, beer and other excisable Liquors" on 2 November 1773.

Later, in 1931, under the stewardship of the American Duncan Thomas, Littlemill was at the forefront of still innovation with technical designs that could create three styles of single malts from full-bodied to light.

[10] The latest addition to the Littlemill range – Private Cellar aged 29 years – was released in September 2019.