Glasgow distillery

Glasgow distilleryRegion: Lowland

Location| Glasgow
Founded| 2015
Founder| Liam Hughes, Mike Hayward, Ian McDougall
Water source| Loch Katrine
No. of stills| 2 wash stills
2 spirit stills
Capacity| 440,000 litres

Glasgow distillery is a Scotch whisky, gin and rum distillery in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2][3] In 2020, the distillery was named distillery of the year at the Scottish Whisky Awards.[4][5] Glasgow distillery was the first active distillery in greater Glasgow since 1902 (note that Clydeside distillery later began production in the city centre in 2017).[6]

## Location

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The distillery is located in Hillington in south-western Glasgow.[1][3][2] The distillery is near the M8 motorway.

The distillery also has an office and tour facility on West George Street in Glasgow city centre.[7]

## History

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The distillery was formed with funding from private investors under the direction of founders Liam Hughes, Mike Hayward and Ian MacDougall in 2012.[1][6] Production commenced on 20 March 2015.[1][2]

In 2020, the distillery received a £5.5M loan to enable it to expand.[8]

## Facilities

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The distillery has a specially built laboratory for experimenting with new make spirit and different wood casks.[1]

The distillery production stills are named after sisters Frances and Margaret MacDonald who were both Scottish artists and part of the Glasgow Girls, a group of female designers and artists associated with the Glasgow School.[9] The stills have the capacity to produce 440,000 litres a year (equivalent to 1 million bottles) of whisky.[9]

The distillery offers joint tours with Tennents Brewery.[7]

## Products

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The distillery produces a Lowland style single malt using water from Loch Katrine in the nearby Trossachs area.[1][6] The first single malt from the distillery was released in 2018.[10] One of the core bottlings from the distillery is named the 1770 Glasgow Single Malt in reference to Glasgow's first distillery in Dundashill (built 1770 now defunct).[2][6][10][11]

The distillery produces a gin Makar Glasgow Gin.[12]

In 2019, the distillery launched a special edition spiced rum, named after 18th and 19th century drinkers.[13]

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Maclean, Charles (2016). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. p. 174\. ISBN 978-1-78027-401-0.
2. ^ a b c d Ridley, Neil (2019). The World of Whisky. Pavilion. ISBN 978-1911624639.
3. ^ a b "Glasgow Distillery Company". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
4. ^ "Glasgow Distillery on winning Distillery of the Year". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
5. ^ "Glasgow Distillery named Scottish Whisky Distillery of The Year at national awards". Glasgow Live. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
6. ^ a b c d "The Glasgow Distillery Company release marks resurgence of distilling in city". The Scotsman. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
7. ^ a b "Glasgow Distillery Company and Tennent's to offer new 'dual tours' for gin and beer fans". Insider. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
8. ^ "Glasgow Distillery receives £5.5m loan to expand globally". The Spirits Business. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
9. ^ a b "Whisky producer names its new stills in honour of pioneering female artists". Insider. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
10. ^ a b "Glasgow Distillery Company launches first single malt". The Spirits Business. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
11. ^ "Glasgow Distillery Company's first whisky sells out in under two weeks". Insider. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
12. ^ "Glasgow's first gin to launch next month". The Spirits Business. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
13. ^ "Glasgow Distillery launches Banditti Club spiced rum in tribute to 18th century scoundrels". The Insider. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

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