Ailsa Bay distillery is a Lowland whisky distillery located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons.
| Region: Lowland | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Ayrshire |
| Owner | William Grant & Sons |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Water source | Penwapple reservoir |
| No. of stills | 8 wash stills 8 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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- ^ "Ailsa Bay Scotch Whisky Distillery". Scotchwhisky.net. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Ailsa Bay Releases Blockchain-Protected Scotch Whisky". Forbes.
- ^ Perugini, Chris (2020-01-31). "Review: Aerstone Land Cask and Sea Cask". Single Malt Savvy. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "William Grant releases Aerstone for new whisky drinkers". Drinks Trade. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2023-02-26.