Willowbank, the world's Souther-most distillery was founded in the 1960's and produced a single malt called Lammerlaw from 1984, after previously producing only blends. Production ended in 1997 and the distillery dismantled in 1999. The New Zealand Malt Whisky Co. purchased all remaining stock and the 'Milford' and 'Prestons' brands were created to market the whisky.