Glengoyne which comes from ‘Glenguin‘ or ‘Glen of the Wild Geese‘.
Glengoyne is a whisky distillery continuously in operation since its founding in 1833 at Dumgoyne, north of Glasgow, Scotland. Glengoyne is unique in producing Highland single malt whisky matured in the Lowlands. Located upon the Highland Line, the division between the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland, Glengoyne’s stills are in the Highlands while maturing casks of whisky rest across the road in the Lowlands.
Glengoyne is known for the rich and complex sherry character and the use of quality Ex-sherry casks. The distillation of the Glengoyne stills are the slowest in the industry this is why they have the name:
UNHURRIED SINCE 1833
Glengoyne, along with The Macallan and Bruichladdich, is one of only three distilleries remaining today that uses Golden Promise barley, which is low in yield but high in quality.
Unlike many malt whiskies, Glengoyne does not use peat smoke to dry their barley but instead favours the use of warm air. The clear and bright appearance and distinctive flavour of the Glengoyne single malts are credited to this lack of peat smoke. This rare characteristic is utilised in the marketing of Glengoyne with the use of the promotional slogan “The authentic taste of malt whisky untainted by peat smoke”
Ian Macleod Distillers
Operational
Scotland
Highland
Single Malt
1833
1.100.000 Liters
A distillery has stood on this site since 1833, when the Edmonstone family (the main landowner of the area) began production, passing control to the MacLelland family in the 1850s who, in turn, sold it to the Glasgow-based blender Lang Bros in 1876. It was they who changed the distillery’s original name, Burnfoot, to Glen Guin which was anglicised to Glengoyne in 1905.
It played a vital role within Lang Brothers’ blends [the best known being Supreme] and those of Robertson & Baxter (now Edrington). The latter firm bought Lang Brothers. in 1965.
Single malt bottlings began in the early 1990s, when Glengoyne was sold as ‘the unpeated malt’, while much was also made of the fact that, geographically, the distillery is in the Highlands while its warehouses, directly across the road, are in the Lowlands.
Edrington considered it surplus to its requirements in 2003, selling it to Ian MacLeod for £7.2m. Its new owner has subsequently (and successfully) focused on developing the brand as a single malt and the distillery as a multifunctional tourist destination. It now gets in excess of 50,000 visitors a year.
2014 Glengoyne converted the old barley kiln into a warehouse, complete with a display devoted to their oak casks. Distillery Manager Robbie Hughes coveted this ancient building for its extraordinarily thick walls, stone floor and pagoda roof. It’s the ideal environment to mature a selection of their finest casks. Take the No.1 Warehouse tour for the truly unique experience: They unlock the iron gates, and you can sample and bottle the whisky straight from the cask.
On 17th of November 2020 Glengoyne released their oldest single malt whisky ever, The Glengoyne 50 year old single malt
Glengoyne launched their new packaging this year with the new iconic logo and bottle and packaging design.
The new slick logo with the famous gouse still symbolise the name of the distillery but also the clock that symbolise the time the distillery take to slowly distill there spirit.
This style will be on all the bottles Glengoyne release and we can enjoy it for years to come.
This will also mean that in time the older packaging and bottles will disappear from the shelfs and will be collectables.
100% RECYCLABLE AND LOCALLY SOURCED PACKAGING
Local sourcing also is incredibly important to them, and most of the material used in their packaging originates from Scotland, in many cases right next to their distillery. The only exception is their corks and capsules which come from Europe. To top it all off, they removed all plastic, metal and magnets from their packaging; this marks another milestone in their long-standing commitment to sustainability and the future.
Read more about their new packaging here
At this point Glengoyne’s core range is:
40 year old
26 year old
17 year old
15 year old single cask
14 year old single cask 1993 American oak sherry hogshead
13 year old Single cask 1994 rum finish
30 year old 2000AD Spirit Safe Edition
A guided walk around the distillery, followed by a tasting of our award-winning Benromach 10 & 15 Year Old whiskies.
DURATION:
DRAMS
COST
A guided walk around the distillery, followed by a tasting of our award-winning Benromach 10 & 15 Year Old whiskies.
DURATION:
DRAMS
COST
A guided walk around the distillery, followed by a tasting of our award-winning Benromach 10 & 15 Year Old whiskies.
DURATION:
DRAMS
COST
A guided walk around the distillery, followed by a tasting of our award-winning Benromach 10 & 15 Year Old whiskies.
DURATION:
DRAMS
COST
You don’t have time for a tour, not to worry, you can still experience Glengoyne’s amazing single malts whiskies at their visitors center. Hear their story and explore their range of whiskies with a short tasting.
When you are there take a look in their amazing gift shop. You can bottle a Glengoyne distillery edition or buy some great Glengoyne souvenirs. Its also possible to buy some Glengoyne bottles.
| Day | Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Thursday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Friday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Saturday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 16:30 |
| Day | Times | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
