History
The Glen Scotia Distillery was founded in 1832 by the Galbraith family and put into operation three years later. By the time the distillery was acquired by Stewart, Galbraith & Co. in 1895, it was family-owned.
In 1919, the distillery was sold to the West Highland Malt Distillers (WHMD), but these went broke in 1924. The manager Duncan MacCallum tried to save the distillery, but had to give up in 1928. He committed suicide in 1930.
From 1933 to 1954, Glen Scotia was successfully owned by Bloch Brothers Ltd until it was sold to Hiram Walker in 1954. Just one year later, she changed ownership again and fell to the company A. Gillies & Co., which itself was founded in 1970 by Amalgamated Distillers Products Ltd. was acquired. Despite extensive renovations in 1984, the closure of the distillery.
Only with the acquisition of the distillery by Gibson International started production in 1989, but also this company had to register in 1994 Kokurs. The current owner, Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse, ultimately bought the bankruptcy estate consisting of the distillery and the stored whiskey. However, since 2002, whiskey is regularly burned again.
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Meaning of the name |
Valley of the Scots |
Whisky region |
Campbeltown |
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Pronunciation |
Glen Sgosha |
Status |
In operation |
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Owner |
Loch Lomond Distillery Co. Ltd |
Capacity per year |
ca. 750.000 Liter |
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Address |
Geln Scotia Distillery 2 High Street Campbeltown PA28 6DS |
Style of the house |
Ungetorft: Schokolade, aromatisch, eine Spur Salz und Rauch, frisch Getorft: leicht bitter, rauchig, lang, fruchtig, Äpfel |
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Contact |
Www.glenscotia.com +44 (0)1586552288 |
Founding year |
1832 |
Production
The Glen Scotia Distillery, like many other distilleries in Scotland, draws its needed malting malt before it is grinded in the old Porteus mill.
Glen Scotia manufactures both ungetorften and peated whiskey.
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1 mash tun |
made of cast iron with a steel lid |
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9 wash backs |
6 made of stainless steel, 3 others are due to lack of space outdoors |
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1 wash still |
pear-shaped, without indentation or bulge |
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1 spirit still |
pear-shaped, without indentation or bulge |
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Tube condensers |
stand outdoors |
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Number of distillation operations |
2 |
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Water source |
Crosshills Loch |
The storage
The malt is bottled in ex-bourbon barrels and matured in a warehouse with high shelves.
Available from us:
Glen Scotia Double Cask Whisky
Glen Scotia Victoriana Deep Charred Oak Casks 0,7l
