Kinclaith distillery

Another long lost malt ‘distillery’ inside a grain distillery, in this case Glasgow’s Strathclyde grain plant. Established in 1957 Kinclaith to supply blending malt, the majority of the spirit was destined for the ‘Long John’ blend. No official bottles exist, and the few independent releases I’ve seen clock in at north of £1,000 these days putting it outwith the reach of the average drinker.

Sadly Kinclaith was a short lived distillery, in 1975 Strathclyde was sold to Whitbread and less than 18 years after production began the site was dismantled to provide more space for grain and neutral spirits production. It was the last malt distillery in Glasgow at the time

Kinclaith factsheet

Name	Pronounced	AKA	Region	Country of Origin
Kinclaith	kin*claith		Lowlands	Scotland
Status	Active	Whisky Type	Website	Tours Available
Lost	1957 - 1975	Malt	Kinclaith	Not Available
Manager	Distiller	Blender	Owned by	Parent Group