1990
Allied buys Whitbread Spirits Division
1987
Whitbread buys James Burroughs Ltd. (Beefeater)
1975
Whitbread buys Long John International (Laphroaig)
1958
Built Tormore Distillery
1956
Schenely Industries (USA) take over Seager Evans & Co.
1937
Purchase of Glenugie Distillery
1927
Built Strathclyde Distillery
1927
Seager Evans set up Long John Distillers Ltd. as a subsidiary
1922
Seager Evans buy W.H. Chaplin & Co.
1911
Long John Brand name acquired by W.H. Chaplin & Co.
1891
D.P. McDonald succeeded by his sons John and Archibald and become D.P. McDonald & Sons Ltd.
1856
Upon his death, business passes to ‘Long’ John McDonald son, Donald P. McDonald
1831
‘Long’ John McDonald buys Angus McDonnel’s shares in the business
1830
‘Long’ John McDonald becomes partner of Angus Mcdonnell, owner of Ben Nevis Distillery