Girvan distillery is a

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located in

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. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons. The Girvan Distillery is one of the largest facilities in

in which

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is made. The distillery is named after the town of

Girvan Girvan (, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a burgh and harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies south of Ayr, and north of St ...

. The distillery is known as one of the most energy efficient distilleries in Scotland.

History

Girvan distillery was built in 1963 with the installation of its first

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in 1963, which was celebrated with their first official bottling. The reason for William Grant & Sons building the distillery was because of a quarrel between the Grant family and the Distillers Company Limited (DCL). Under the close eye of Charles Grant Gordon, the Girvan distillery was built and producing alcohol within nine months of ground break. Girvan contributes for

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and Clan MacGregor blended whisky. The company introduced its

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single

, Black Barrel in 1985 to the

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and

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markets. Ladyburn distillery operated as a single malt distillery on site from 1965 until 1975 to make malts for the Grant's blended whisky. The malt portion of the distillery was closed in 1975 and demolished in 1976.

Hendrick's Gin

The distillery also produces

Hendrick's Gin Hendrick's Gin is a brand of gin produced by Allan Hendricks & Ashwin Hendricks(son) at the Girvan distillery, Scotland, and launched in 1999. The brand was created by spirits marketer Steven Grasse, while the gin itself was conceived by Lesl ...

. This uses not only the traditional

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infusion, but also

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'' award for the "Best All Around Gin".

Girvan facts

*Blends contributed to: Grant's, Clan MacGregor *Capacity (million litres per annum): 115 MLPA *Cook time: 45 minutes *Distillation system: multi-pressure *Fermentation time: 60 hours *Filling strength: 69%, 74%, 80% *Grain type: wheat *Malted barley percentage: 8.5% *New-make strength: 94.5% *Water source: River Girvan *Columns: six columns

References

External links

Official Distillery Website
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