Starlaw distillery (sometimes known as Glen Turner distillery) is a

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located at

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History

The distillery opened in 2010 and is owned by French drinks group

La Martiniquaise La Martiniquaise is France's second-largest (after Pernod Ricard) spirits group. In Scotland, it operates two whisky distilleries: Glen Moray distillery in Speyside and Starlaw distillery, a grain distillery at Bathgate in West Lothian, Lowland ...

, as part of its Scottish subsidiary Glen Turner Company, Along with

Glen Moray distillery Glen Moray distillery is a Speyside distillery producing single malt scotch whisky. Situated on the banks of the River Lossie in Elgin, Moray the distillery started production in September 1897. It was sold in 2008 by the Glenmorangie Compa ...

in Speyside it provides whisky for the company's

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and

Label 5 Label 5 is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced by La Martiniquaise in Scotland. Label 5 is a combination of grain whisky and malt whisky that come mostly from the Glen Moray distillery. The biggest part of the output of Glen Moray is us ...

blended Scotch whisky brands. The distillery is integrated with a vatting, blending and bottling plant and has a capacity of 400,000 bottles per year. The distillery can produce 25 million litres annually and has 29 ageing warehouses (cellars) across 75 hectares at the distillery to allow for the maturation of over 600,000 barrels. In 2021, plans were submitted to

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to extend the distillery site and create 21 new maturation warehouses. However, the planning application was rejected by the council in August 2021, following a list of objections received.

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External links

Flaviar: Profile of Starlaw distillery
{{Scottish Distilleries Distilleries in Scotland Scottish grain whisky 2010 establishments in Scotland West Lothian

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