the ▁h ollow ▁of ▁Broad bay ). ▁The ▁name ▁may ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁pla c ename ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁Is lay , ▁" Pr ò a ig ", ▁again ▁suggested ▁as ▁meaning ▁" bro ad ▁bay ". ▁The ▁dist illery ▁and ▁brand ▁are ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Be am ▁S unt ory , ▁the ▁American ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁S unt ory ▁Hold ings . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁L aph ro a ig ▁dist illery ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁by ▁Donald ▁and ▁Alexander ▁John ston . ▁The ▁John st ons ▁who ▁founded ▁L aph ro a ig ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁Cl an ▁Donald ▁and ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁the ▁Mac I ain ▁of ▁Ar dn am urch an ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁cl an . ▁The ▁family ▁ang lic ised ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁John ston . ▁The ▁last ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁John ston ▁family ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁dist illery ▁was ▁Ian ▁Hunter , ▁a ▁nep hew ▁of ▁Sand y ▁John ston , ▁who ▁died ▁child less ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁dist illery ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁man agers , ▁B ess ie ▁William son . ▁ ▁The ▁dist illery ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Long ▁John ▁International ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Al lied ▁D ome c q . ▁The ▁brand ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁acquired ▁by ▁Fort une ▁Br ands ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the