Strathclyde Grain distillery

Strathclyde Distillery

Strathclyde distillery
Region: Lowland
Location Glasgow, Scotland
Owner Pernod Ricard
Founded 1927
Status Producing
Water source Loch Katrine
Number of stills 7

The Strathclyde Grain distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery, located in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Scotland.

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History

The distillery was founded in 1927 by Seager Evans and Co.. The first whisky was produced in 1928.[1]

The company was acquired by Schenley Industries of New York in 1956, who invested heavily in the site, including the addition of a Single malt whisky branded Kinclaith, which started producing in 1958.[1] The Kinclaith still was closed in 1957 after the site was acquired by Whitbread.

Today the distillery is part of the Pernod Ricard group.

Production

The water required for the production comes from Loch Katrine. Distillation takes place in seven coffey stills.

Bottling

The grain whisky produced at Strathclyde is intended for developing blends, and as such there is no official bottling.

References

  1. ^ a b Maclean, C. (2008) Whisky p.113. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. ISBN 1405328142. Retrieved November 2011