Glengoyne Whisky Distillery

Address  :KILLEARN

Telephone  :01360 550254

Fax  :01360 550094

Owning Company  :Lang Brothers Ltd

Production Status  :Operational

Established  :c1833

Source  :Distillery Burn from Campsie Hills

Age when bottled  :10, 12 & 17 yrs

Strength  :10 yr: 40%, 17 yr: 43%

No. of Spirit Stills  :2

Cask Woods  :Refill whisky & ex-sherry oak

Visitors per annum  :40000

Special Bottlings  :Vintage bottlings distilled on Christmas Day, 1967

Export Bottlings  :12 yrs, 40% & 43%

Tasting Notes  :10 yr

Nose  :A light, fresh aroma

Taste  :Light, pleasant well balanced and moreish

Comments  :Another great introduction to malts. The 17-year old is impressive. Only unpeated malt is used at Glengoyne.

Description  :Located in the Campsie Fells, Glengoyne Distillery was first licensed in 1833, and is Scotland's most southerly Highland distillery. The distillery was purchased by Lang Brothers in 1876, and is still owned by the same company. It draws water from a 50-foot waterfall in the Glengoyne Burn, to the north of the OHighland Line', and produces Scotland's only unpeated whisky. Naturally malted barley is used here, and the whisky produced is smooth and refined, with a light, fresh, delicate nose. The distillery offers tours, and there is a shop and Heritage Room, which houses a cooperage display, and old artefacts. Admission includes a free dram.

Directions  :On A81, 2 miles S of Killearn, Dumgoyne, Stirlingshire.

Rating  :***

Opening Hours  :Open all year: Mon-Sat 10.00-16.00, Sun 12.00-16.00; closed 25 Dec & 1 Jan.

URL  :www.glengoyne.com