Glen Scotia’s charming Scotch distillery was founded in 1832 as Scotia Distillery. By 1835, it was one of almost 30 thriving distilleries in Campbeltown. This earned the Campbeltown region the title of 'Whisky Capital of the World' in the Victorian era. Today, there are only three Campbeltown whisky distilleries left and the enduring Glen Scotia Distillery is one of them.

Rich in original features and equipment, the Glen Scotia Distillery in Campbeltown is an evocative and unique place to work and visit for whisky tours. The distillery’s historic buildings and whisky making process with care and pride are still maintained.

To this day, the distillery followers its founders' footsteps, distilling scotch using traditional methods to carefully create the unique Campbeltown whisky that we’ve become world-famous for — with maritime roots, a unity of cask finishings, and a harmony of flavours.

But it is produced more than single malt scotch at the Glen Scotia Distillery. You’ll also find two hives in the courtyard where our resident bees create their delicious honey.

Glen Scotia produces two styles of whisky – peated and non peated. The peated whisky is typically made over a period of 6 weeks per year.

Over the years the quality of the whisky has grown, with longer fermentation and vatting of the malted barley, as well as a slower and more careful distillation. But overall the process has remained the same. Although at Glen Scotia they no longer malt their our own barley, they buy in Scottish malted barley to their exact specification in order to maintain the true Glen Scotia character through the distilling process.

Campbeltown's coveted single malts have become popular globally, an incredible achievement for a town that currently makes up the second smallest whisky region in Scotland.

With a nod to the founders' sense of innovation and creativity, the distillery produces a range of award-winning malts, festival edition whiskies, and limited edition seasonal single malt expressions.