Distilleries
Glen Moray
Published 13/08/2025
Glen Moray began it’s life as the West Brewery, but was converted for distillation in 1897, unfortunately the pattison whisky crisis meant that Glen Moray was only operational until 1910. A short lived attempt to restart production in 1912 lasted only a few months.Following further financial troubles the distillery is sold to Macdonald & Muir part owners of Glenmorangie in 1920 Production resumes in 1923 and with the exception of the year 1932 when no whisky was produced at all, the distillery remained in production until 1958 when it was rebuilt with Saladin floor maltings.
Glen Ord
Published 13/08/2025
In the north east of the Scottish Highlands you will find the interesting Glen Ord Distillery, the oldest of the Scottish Singleton distilleries. It is located outside of Inverness in the picturesque town of Muir of Ord. The whisky from this distillery is a rarity, because the bottlings produced today are difficult to obtain. You can book a distillery tour at the Glen Ord visitor center - and there’s a museum near the distillery.
Glenesk
Published 13/08/2025
Glenesk, formerly Highland Esk Distillery and North Esk Distillery, was a Scottish whisky distillery near the town of Hillside, Angus, in the Highlands of Scotland. The Hillside name is derived from the nearby village, Esk is derived from the gaelic word for water uisge - also the origin of the word whisky. Location of Glenesk distillery The Glenesk distillery is located at the mouth of the South Esk river, at Montrose.
Glenfarclas
Published 13/08/2025
Famous (or infamous) for being the preferred tipple of Margaret Thatcher and the cask that kickstarted the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Glenfarclas is a Speyside distillery known primarily for it’s almost exclusive use of Sherry casks. The distilleries bottles are also on occasion bottled as Blairfindy. Located at the foot of Ben Rinnes, the distillery was originally licensed in 1836 by Robert Hay, but in 1865 John Grant purchased the distillery for a fee of £511 and it has been owned and managed by 6 different generations of the Grant family since.
Glengyle
Published 13/08/2025
There is no Kilkerran distillery, Kilkerran is actually distilled in the recently revived Glengyle Distillery. Unfortunately it was not possible use the Glengyle brand name as this had been previously sold to Bloch Bros, owners of Glen Scotia. Instead the Kilkerran name was selected being derived from the Gaelic Cille Chiarain, the original name of Campbeltown. Glengyle (Kilkerran) Distillery Mitchell’s Glengyle distillery is home to the Kilkerran single malt. William Mitchell founded the original Glengyle distillery in 1872 which would remain in the family until 1919.