Glen Scotia Distillery

Glen Scotia is one of the tiniest Scotch whisky distilleries in Scotland but one of the big names of Campbeltown. Our wonderful distillery still keeps much of its initial design, consisting of the mash tun, the stillroom and the dunnage warehouse dating from the 1830s. The last century saw unstable times for the whisky distilleries of Campbeltown, yet our legacy endures.

Rich in initial features and also equipment, Glen Scotia is an expressive and one-of-a-kind place to function, along with see. We work hard to preserve the distillery's historic buildings as well as operations with care and pride and also love showing visitors around.

To today, we're following in the footsteps of our founders, distilling whisky using typical techniques, thoroughly producing the unique Campbeltown maritime style we've become world famous for.

Yet we make greater than whisky at Glen Scotia. In the yard you'll locate two hives, where our resident bees produce their tasty honey.

Glen Scotia has actually constantly created two designs of whisky-- peated as well as non peated. Commonly our peated whisky is made over a duration of 6 weeks each year.

For many years the top quality of our whisky has actually grown, with longer fermentation and vatting of the malted barley, in addition to a slower and more cautious distillation. Yet generally the process has actually remained the exact same. Although we no longer malt our own barley, we purchase in Scottish malted barley to our specific requirements in order to keep the true Glen Scotia character via our distilling procedure. We would certainly like to welcome you to Glen Scotia.

Campbeltown is a very unique location in Scotland, referred to as 'the centre of the universe' by several of its existing residents. With an abundance of rich farmland, regional barley, peat and fresh water, it was practically unpreventable it would become an important part of the history of whisky distilling.

Distilling on the Kintyre peninsula goes back to 1609 with the granting of the first permit to produce 'aqua vitae'. In the Victorian age, Campbeltown was referred to as the whisky capital of the world-- one of the five unique malt generating areas of Scotland, specifically Highland, Speyside, Lowland and Islay as well as certainly, Campbeltown. Glen Scotia is a great instance of this historical area.