Strathclyde distillery
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| Location = Glasgow, Scotland
| Owner = Pernod Ricard
| Founded = 1927
| Status = Producing
| Source = Loch Katrine
| Stills = 2 column stills
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Strathclyde distillery is a grain spirit distillery producing PBS (Plain British Spirit) that will make grain whisky after maturation, located in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Scotland.
History
The distillery was founded in 1927 by Seager Evans and Co. The first spirit was produced in 1928.Maclean, C. (2008) Whisky [https://books.google.com/books?id=-mibvrF_0ksC&dq=kinclaith+distillery&pg=PA113 p.113.] Dorling Kindersley Ltd. {{ISBN|1-4053-2814-2}}. Retrieved November 2011
The company was acquired by Schenley Industries of New York in 1956, who invested heavily in the site, including the addition of a Single malt whisky branded Kinclaith, which started producing in 1958. The Kinclaith still was closed in 1975Whisky Magazine Directory: [http://www.whiskymag.com/directory/detail/kinclaith_distillery_closed_1975.13035.html Kinclaith entry] Retrieved November 2011 after the site was acquired by Whitbread.
Today the distillery is part of the Pernod Ricard group.
Production
The water required for the production comes from Loch Katrine. Distillation takes in a 2 column system which has an analyser column and a rectifier column, the columns for neutral production are mothballed.
Bottling
The grain whisky produced at Strathclyde is intended for developing blends, and as such there is no official bottling. However, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and other independent bottlers have purchased and bottled some aged casks of this as Single Cask Single Grain whisky.
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Category:Distilleries in Scotland
Category:Scottish grain whisky
Category:1927 establishments in Scotland