A well known church usher by day and smuggler by night, Eunson based his illegal activities on High Park near Kirkwall, the location the distillery is now located. His illegal activities eventually caught up with him, and he sold his High Park estate, including the distillery, in 1813 to a syndicate which ironically included his arresting officer.
The distillery continued to run without a license until 1826, when Robert Borwick assumed control and built what is