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An eminently visitable distillery, just over a dozen miles from the centre of
Glasgow, and six or seven from Loch Lomond. Its home hamlet, Dumgoyne, is just
across the Highland line. The distillery is in the valley of a small river that
eventually flows into the loch. Sheep graze on the hills behind and burns flow
into a well-tended glen, forming a waterfall into the red sandstone hollow
where ducks swim in the distillery's dam. It is said to have been established
in 1833 and was earlier known as Burn Foot or Glen Guin. It has been owned by
Lang's since the 1870s. Since the mid 1960s (when the distillery was extended)
Lang's has been a subsidiary of Robertson and Baxter. That company in turn has
links with Highland Distillers whose subsidiary Matthew Gloag produces the
Famous Grouse. As a single malt, Glengoyne has begun to be marketed more
purposefully in recent years. About a third of the malt is aged in sherry
casks.
© Michael Jackson 1994
It is said that at one time the smoke from 13 stills could be seen in the area but now only Glengoyne remains. All distilleries have their tales and lore. Glengoyne is no exception and it is said that Rob Roy McGregor is reputed to have hid in an oak tree just a few hundred yards from the distillery.
Dumgoyne, nr Killearn,Stirlingshire, G63 9LV
Tel: 01360-550254
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