Ailsa Bay distillery is aLowland whiskydistillery located inSouth Ayrshire,Scotland. The distillery is owned byWilliam 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 theGirvan distillery.[2]
It was officially founded in 2007.[3] The opening was attended byPrince 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 ofsingle malt scotch whisky.[6] William Grant & Sons says it is aimed at new whisky drinkers that find established single malts likeGlenfiddich andThe Balvenie “too complex with intimidating choice and language”.[7]
