The distillery was built in 1821. In 1971 a second distillery was built alongside the first, which became known as Linkwood B, with steam heated stills. The stills of the first distillery were converted to being heated by steam as well. With the build of Linkwood B the two distilleries reached their current combined capacity of 2.5 million litres per year The distillery was mothballed between 1985 and 1990 when partial production restarted..In 2008, full production resumed with three different official bottlings of Linkwood released. The distillery is now owned by Diageo