About This Product :
The Spirit:
Glasgow “1770” Peated Single Malt Scotch is our flagship smoky single malt showcasing the double distilled peated style of whisky we make for one-third of our production year. Bottled at 46% ABV, Non-chill-filtered, and no colors added. To make Glasgow 1770 Peated, we combine the following three ingredients:
Barley: British malted barley that has been peated to 50PPM with peat from Aberdeenshire on the Scottish mainland.
Water: our local soft Scottish water sourced from Loch Katrine.
Yeast: A minimum 72 hours of fermentation within our washbacks using MG Pinnacle Distillers Yeast.
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 fruity and vibrant new make spirit.
When producing our peated double distilled style, we take a low cut point of 72% – 57% when we capture our hearts. This gives us a rich and flavour-packed new make spirit which has an oily and waxy tactility across the palate.
This new make is then reduced to 63.5% ABV before being filled into casks for maturation.
The Maturation:
Glasgow 1770 Peated is double matured. We fill our new make spirit into 200 litre virgin American white oak barrels sourced from Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky. We then finish this whisky for eight to twelve months within Pedro Ximénez sherry hogsheads which are 250 litres in capacity.
Glasgow 1770 Peated 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:
With notes of smoky BBQ sauce, dark fruits, and flamed orange zest, this is a perfectly balanced single malt that marries sweet smoke and sherry cask influence.
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.
