Port Dundas
Port Dundas | |
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country | Scotland |
region | Lowlands |
Geographical location | 55 ° 52 '24.4 " N , 4 ° 15' 1.8" W |
Type | Grain, malt |
status | shut down |
owner | Diageo |
Founded | 1811 |
founder | Daniel McFarlane |
Water source | Loch Katrine |
Spiritstill (s) | 3 coffey stills |
Production volume | 39,000,000 l |
Port Dundas was a whiskey distillery in Glasgow , Scotland that closed down in 2010.
history
The distillery was founded in 1811 by Daniel McFarlane in what is now Port Dundas , a district in Glasgow . A distillery of the same name was built by Brown, Gourlie & Co in 1813 . Both produced the malt whiskey common at the time . In 1845, Coffey Stills were installed in both distilleries and production switched to grain whiskey . Both distilleries merged in 1877 and became part of the Distiller Company Ltd (DCL). A major fire destroyed large parts of the building in 1903, but the distillery was rebuilt. The Scottish Grain Distillers operated Port Dundas from 1966 and modernized the facilities. In 2009 the owner Diageo announced the closure of the distillery. In 2010 the distillery was closed.
production
The water needed to make the whiskey was taken from Loch Katrine, as was the Strathclyde distillery. It was distilled in three coffey stills , which had a maximum production capacity of 390,000 hl .
Bottlings
The whiskey produced is used to make blends . The distillery has not yet released an original bottling; however, there are various bottlings by independent bottlers.