Eerste whisky distilleerderij in Glasgow in 100 jaar

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Glasgow’s first whisky distillery in 100 years.

QUEEN’S Dock in Glasgow was once the beating heart of ­Scotland’s whisky industry, with boats laden with Scotch ­leaving the port to sell their wares throughout the British Empire and beyond.

Now, whisky industry veteran Tim Morrison aims to breath fresh life into the site after ­unveiling plans to build ­Glasgow’s first distillery for more than 100 years.

Mr Morrison will spend £10 million buying the site of the dock’s old pump house – set between the Riverside Museum and the new Hydro concert venue – from owner Clydeport and building a visitors centre and small-batch distillery.

The facility would be capable of producing around 500,000 litres of whisky a year, although initially The Glasgow Distillery is likely to limit its output to about 150,000 litres – enough to fill about 200,000 bottles.

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The project will be financed by Mr Morrison and his family, who sold Morrison Bowmore to Japanese drinks giant Suntory in 1994, although he has received expressions of interest from ­investors at home and in the US.