Situated in the rolling wooded valley at Dumgoyne, on the south-western edge of the Highlands, close to a river that flows into the Loch Lomond to the north of Glasgow, the distillery have produced whisky for nearly 200 years. The distillery, which takes its name from "Glen Guin" or Glen of the Wild Geese, is close to the population centres of Glasgow and the Scottish central belt, thus have many visitors. With its neat, manicured buildings and whitewashed stone walls, picturesque distillery yard, traditional Dunnage warehouses as well as a nice visitor centre its well worth the visit. It even has its own helipad for helicopters if youre on a tight schedule. Its beauty, isn't Glengoyne's only claim to fame, they’re also suppliers of whiskies to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's household.

Before a rebuilding in 1966, Glengoyne was one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland. The Highland Line, which divide Highland from Lowland Scotland, actually splits the distillery in two, thus Glengoyne is distilled in the Highlands and matured in the Lowlands. Don’t miss the waterfall a short walk up the hill behind the main building.

Founded: Licensed in 1833. At the beginning of the nineteenth century it is recorded that at least eighteen whisky stills were in operation in the area, most of them illegal. Today Glengoyne is one of the few distilleries remaining. In those days heavy taxes was imposed and smuggling was common, covered in the hills and glens. Rob Roy, is believed to have escaped the law by hiding in an oak tree just 300 metres from the distillery. In the 1820’s an Act of Parliament lowered the duty and Glengoyne was legalised in 1833. The first owner of the distillery was George Connell who erected the distillery and a warehouse, which is still in use. In 1876, the Lang Brothers bought the distillery, ownership passed to the Edrington Group in the 1960’s and to its present owners Ian Macleod Distillers in 2003.