Distilleries · Scottish Lowlands
Glengyle Distillery
Glengyle Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Glengyle Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1872. Address: Glengyle Road, Campbeltown. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 55.4271°, -5.6108°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Glengyle distillery is a Scotch whisky production centre in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute. It was opened in 1872, closing in 1925, and reopening in 2000. Its single malts are bottled under the name Kilkerran.
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Background
History
The Glengyle distillery was founded in 1872 by William Mitchell. Shortly after completion, in 1873 a storm took off the roof of the distillery. Mitchell had previously been involved with Springbank distillery but following a quarrel with his brother John, with whom he owned Springbank, he first joined his other brothers at Rieclachan distillery before venturing out on his own. In 1919, the distillery was sold as a result of the post-war economic downturn which was badly affecting all the distilleries in the Campbeltown Region. It was up for auction again in 1923 and sold for £350 () in 1924 and by 1925 had ceased production with all remaining stock being sold off. After being used as a…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4271, -5.6108
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA28 6LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Established
- 1872
- Official site
- kilkerran.scot
Sources
- osm: w317613284 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glengyle distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glengyle Distillery (9860470604).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glengyle Distillery?
- Glengyle Distillery is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA28 6LR).
- When was Glengyle Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1872.
- Who owns Glengyle Distillery?
- Glengyle Distillery is owned by Mitchell's Glengyle Ltd.
- How do I get to Glengyle Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA28 6LR. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.