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Campbeltown, Scotland, PA28 6DS
Glen Scotia is among the tiniest Scotch whisky distilleries in Scotland but one of the big names of Campbeltown. Our beautiful distillery still maintains much of its initial design, consisting of the mash tun, the stillroom and also the dunnage storage facility dating from the 1830s. The last century saw turbulent times for the whisky distilleries of Campbeltown, yet our tradition withstands.
Rich in initial functions and equipment, Glen Scotia is an expressive as well as unique location to function, as well as see. We strive to preserve the distillery's historic buildings as well as workings with care and pride as well as love showing visitors around.
To now, we're complying within the footprints of our founders, distilling whisky making use of standard techniques, thoroughly creating the unique Campbeltown maritime style we've become world well-known for.
Yet we make more than whisky at Glen Scotia. In the courtyard you'll discover two hives, where our resident bees create their scrumptious honey.
Glen Scotia has actually constantly produced two designs of whisky-- peated and non peated. Normally our peated whisky is transformed for a period of 6 weeks per year.
For many years the top quality of our whisky has actually expanded, with longer fermentation and vatting of the malted barley, along with a slower and a lot more cautious distillation. However in general the procedure has actually remained the exact same. Although we no more malt our very own barley, we purchase in Scottish malted barley to our precise spec in order to maintain the true Glen Scotia personality through our distilling process. We 'd enjoy inviting you to Glen Scotia.
Campbeltown is a really special location in Scotland, described as 'the centre of the universe' by several of its present residents. With a wealth of abundant farmland, local barley, peat and also fresh water, it was practically unpreventable it would become an important part of the history of whisky distilling.
Distilling on the Kintyre peninsula dates back to 1609 with the granting of the very first permit to produce 'aqua vitae'. In the Victorian age, Campbeltown was known as the whisky funding of the world-- one of the five distinctive malt generating areas of Scotland, specifically Highland, Speyside, Lowland and Islay as well as certainly, Campbeltown. Glen Scotia is a fine instance of this historic region.
