The Clydeside Distillery is a Scotch whisky

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. When production began in 2017, Clydeside was the second active distillery in Glasgow in over 100 years.

Location

The distillery is at a quayside on the

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in Glasgow which was formerly the entrance to the Queen's Dock, with the

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(built on the infilled dock in the 1980s) a short distance to the east. Although in a fairly isolated location due to the river directly to the west and south, and infrastructure (the SEC car park and the A814 Clydeside Expressway and

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railway tracks) to the north and east, a footbridge over the road and under the railway provides pedestrian access to the Kelvinhaugh and

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neighbourhoods including the nearby SWG3 arts and events venue. Vehicle access from either direction is via Stobcross Road which connects to the Expressway at the

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Bridge) and Pointhouse (

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) exits. Water used during production is sourced from

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in the nearby

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area.

History

Construction of the distillery began in 2016 under the building and civil engineering company McLaughlin & Harvey. The distillery opened in November 2017 following a £10.5 million refurbishment of the old dock pumphouse (built in 1877). The pump house historically controlled the level of water allowing arrival or departure into the dock. The distillery filled its first casks in December 2017. The distillery is primarily owned by Tim Morrison of Morrison Glasgow Distillers, who is the great-grandson of John Morrison, who built the Queens' Dock and Pump House on the River Clyde in the 19th century where the distillery is now located. The Morrison family was previously owners of Morrison Bowmore until selling to Beam Suntory in 1994. The operations director is Andrew Morrison, son of the principal owner. The distillery manager is Alistair McDonald who was the former distillery manager of the

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. In 2021, Clydeside released its first single malt whisky, Stobcross matured in American and European oak casks.

Facilities

The distillery offers interactive tours and there is a shop and café for visitors. The distillery had the capacity to produce up to 500,000 litres of spirit each year. The distillery has two Forsyth-made stills, each weighing approximately two tonnes.

Products

The distillery produces a Lowland style single malt.

References

External links

Official website
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