Ailsa Bay distillery is a Lowland whisky distillery located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons.
Region: Lowland | |
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Location | South Ayrshire |
Owner | William Grant & Sons |
Founded | 2009 |
Water source | Penwapple reservoir |
No. of stills | 4 wash stills 4 spirit stills |
Capacity | 12,000,000 liters |
Website | Ailsa Bay distillery |
The Ailsa Bay Malt Whisky Distillery was built by the William Grant & Sons company to meet their needs for malt whisky for their blended whiskies. [1] The distillery was built near the site of the Girvan distillery. [2]
It was officially founded in 2007. [3] The opening was attended by Prince Charles in 2009. [4]
In March 2019, Ailsa Bay released a new brand of scotch whisky which was protected with blockchain technology to prevent counterfeiting. [5]
In September 2019, Ailsa Bay released Aerstone, a new brand of single malt scotch whisky. [6] William Grant & Sons says it is aimed at new whisky drinkers that find established single malts like Glenfiddich and The Balvenie “too complex with intimidating choice and language”. [7]
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