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Old Kilpatrick
G81 4SG
Dalmuir
Duntocher
Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Phone: +44 (0) 1389 878561
Website
Auchentoshan is Gaelic for "corner of the field".
Situated just northwest of Glascow by the River Clyde it has witnessed sailing
schooners such as the Cutty Sark and the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth II
liners on their maiden voyages. The distillery was refurbished in the late
1980s, prior to restoration in 1974, repaired in 1949, bombed in the World War
II and rebuilt in 1875.
Auchentoshan practice triple distillation and the
result is a light whisky that receive much of its character from maturing.
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Information about the tour at Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tour in short: The friendly tour team give you true insight into Glasgow’s greatest whisky gem. All the basics like maltin, milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation and maturation. Experience the unique Auchentoshan triple distillation. Master classes available.
Information for visiting Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Travel Directions: FROM M8 WESTBOUND: Follow signs for Port Glasgow & Greenock. Pass Glasgow Airport on right & continue on the M8. Leave M8 at junction 30 by slip road for Erskine bridge M898. Cross Erskine bridge (60p toll) and maintain outside lane. Take outside slip road for Glasgow and join dual carriageway A82. distillery can be seen on the righthand side. (No gap in central reservation). Take next left just under overbridge and follow road. Passing crematorium on righthand side, continue over bridge and take first right to rejoin dual carriageway in opposite direction. Entrance to Auchentoshan Distillery is 200 yards first on left.
FROM GLASGOW: Take A82 Great Western Road signposted for Loch Lomond and Erskine Bridge. Continue on road through Anniesland Cross and Clydebank. Approx. 1 mile past Duntocher roundabout, pass under overbridge, 200 yards on left turn into Auchentoshan distillery.
BY TRAIN: Kilpatrick is served by trains from Glasgow Queen Street, Airdrie, Dalmuir & Dumbarton.
Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. Sunday 12pm - 4pm
Tour Times: Daily Guided Tours. Tours run on the hour every hour.
Price admission: Adult £3.50 Concession £2.00 No charge for under 16s.
Shop: Selection of whisky, clothing and other gifts.
Restaurant: No
Parking: Free parking
Groups: We welcome party bookings by appointment.
Things of interest regarding Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
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The whisky from Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tasting notes: Auchentoshan (10
years 40%) Light, fresh, fruity, with notes of lemon rind and dried grass.
The production at Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Malt and malting: Unpeated malt supplied to order.
Distilling and the stills: Washstills: 1. Spiritstills: 2, trippledistilled - one
still is “intermediate” and produces spirit at 54%.
Watersource: Loch Katrine in the Kilpatrick Hills just to the north of the Highland Line.
Barrels and casks: Bourbon and sherry (Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez are used for their Three Wood bottling).
Bond and Warehousing: On site in three traditional dunnage warehouses (racked warehouses for the whisky destined for blending).
Mashing and fermentation: Mashtun: 2 stainless steel. Washbacks: 4, (one Oregon pine and 3 stainless steel).
Owner: Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd/Suntory.
The history of Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
History of the distillery: Founded: Licensed
in 1823 at the foot of the Kilpatrick hills by the River Clyde. Whisky was probably distilled on the site before the
distillery was licensed in 1823. There are written records from 1649 of a
monastery that would have had knowledge of the art of distilling. Further back
in history Old Kilpatrick was one of the forts along the Antonine wall that
marked the limit of the Roman Empire towards the tribes in the north.
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