About This Product :
The Spirit:
Using the finest malted barley and the exceptionally pure water of Loch Katrine to combine a spirit of the utmost quality, Glasgow 1770 Original is the flagship single malt scotch of the distillery. Double Distilled. Bottled at 46% ABV and non-chill-filtered, with no color added.
The name ‘Glasgow 1770’ is a tribute to the founding date of the original ‘Glasgow Distillery Company’. Our city once boasted over 30 working whisky distilleries, and the original ‘Glasgow Distillery’, as they were known for a time, were one of the largest in the world until 1902 when they closed their doors. We take on their legacy with a mission to bring quality Glasgow-made spirits back to our city, and to the world.
The Distillation:
Two very slow distillations within our small copper pot stills; first within a 2,500 litre wash still, and then within a smaller 1,500 litre spirit still. These stills are run very slowly to produce a dark fruit-forward new make spirit.
When producing our unpeated double distilled style, we take a medium cut point of 72% – 63% when we capture our hearts. This gives us a fruity new make spirit which has a waxy tactility across the palate. This new make is then reduced to 63.5% ABV before being filled into casks for maturation.
Double-distilled in copper pot stills, matured in first-fill ex-bourbon casks, and finished for 6 months in American virgin white oak.
The Maturation:
The Original is double matured. We fill our new make spirit into first fill ex-bourbon barrels sourced from various high quality bourbon producers in the USA. We then finish this whisky for around six months within fresh virgin American white oak barrels sourced from Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky.
Glasgow 1770 The Original is a non-age statement product, which means we don’t place an age on the label. This is because the age of the whisky inside the bottle can change from batch-to-batch as we seek to provide a consistent flavour profile within the bottle, rather than a consistent age statement on the label. You can find the batch number of each bottling on the rear label near the barcode.
The Nose:
Opens with dark dried fruits and tropical undertones, followed with hints of biscuit, oak, and freshly cut grass.
The Palate:
Wonderfully smooth, fruity, with notes of rich vanilla, dark fruits, orange zest, and a balanced black pepper spice, this is the single malt that started it all for us.
The Distillery:
A freestanding, independently-owned distillery that was started by two friends in 2012 with a mission to bring premium spirits distillation back to Scotland’s biggest city.
Founders Liam Hughes and Mike Hayward embark on a mission to bring single malt whisky distilling back to the city of Glasgow and officially incorporate ‘The Glasgow Distillery Company Ltd.’ Named after one of the first licensed distilleries in Scotland. The original Glasgow Distillery Company was founded in 1770, subsequently operated under a number of different names, and produced unpeated, peated, and triple distilled single malt until its eventual closure in 1902.
The distillery begins to take shape and the mission of bringing premium spirits production back to the city has begun.
They are now a team of 16 spirit-lovers who have create a portfolio of flavour-packed spirits across whisky, gin, vodka, and rum. These character-rich products are each inspired by a story rooted in the city’s heritage and history.
