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Girvan Grain Distillery

Status: Operational

Established: 1963

Owner: William Grant & Sons Distillers Ltd

Capacity: Not supplied

Visitor Policy: Not generally accessible

Tel: +44 (0)1465 713 091

Website: View website

Address: Grangestone Industrial Estate, Girvan, KA26 9PT Ayrshire, Scotland United Kingdom

Lying in Scotland's Lowland whisky region, Girvan distillery was founded in 1963 by Wm. Grant & Sons Ltd to supply grain whisky for their blends, something it continues to do to this day.

Incidentally, grain whisky produced at Girvan is available under the distillery's own 'Black Barrel' brand name and tends to have biscuity, buttery and Demerara sugar notes.

They make

Reyka Bitters

Released March 2014 after a similar U.S. product resulting from a collaboration with Brooklyn Hemispherical Bitters Company. Created by Willian Grant & Sons master distiller Lesley...

Discarded Cascara Vermouth

Discarded is a sweet vermouth infused with cascara, the often-discarded fruit of the coffee berry. Every year, billions of tonnes of cascara simply left to rot after the bean is...

Clan Denny Girvan 1990 Vintage 20yo

A 20-year-old single grain whisky from William Grant's Girvan distillery, bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their Clan Denny series.

Girvan Patent Still 30yo

Distilled in one of the original stills at Girvan Distillery, this grain whisky benefits from a 30 year maturation in predominantly American oak barrels with some European casks in...

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