Product description
Glasgow Distillery Company was founded in 2012 by Liam Huges, Mike Hayward and Ian McDougall.
The distillery (first malt distillery opened in Glasgow for over 100 years) is equipped with three stills and can produce 500,000 liters of spirit per annum (additional still is used for gin distillation). The first distillation took place in March 2015 and 1770 Glasgow single malt was launched three years later; 1770 refers to Dundashill Distillery, which operated in Glasgow from 1770 to 1902. The first triple distilled spirit came of stills in 2017 and has been produced one month a year. Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled Release No. 1 was fully matured in virgin oak casks and bottled of natural color and without chill-filtration at 46% abv.
Nose: fruity, apples, apricots, cherries, pineapple, caramel, toffee, sugar-roasted nuts, green tea, hints of vanilla and licorice.
Palate: smooth, apples, pears, vanilla, butterscotch, milk chocolate, cappuccino, dash of white pepper and lemon grass and a touch of oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of vanilla, honey, ripe orchard fruits and hints of mixed spice.