Ladyburn distillery was a producer of
single malt Scotch whisky
Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland. To qualify for this category, a whisky must have been distilled at a single distillery using a pot still distillation process and made from a mash of malted barley. Therefore, a s ...
that operated between 1966 and 1975.
History
The Ladyburn distillery was an expansion of the
Girvan distillery
Girvan distillery is a lowland grain whisky distillery located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons. The Girvan Distillery is one of the largest facilities in Scotland in which whisky is made. The distiller ...
, itself built in 1963 by
William Grant & Sons Ltd. The Ladyburn malt whisky distillery was created in 1966 with the addition of two
pot still
A pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill liquors such as whisky or brandy. In modern (post-1850s) practice, they are not used to produce rectified spirit, because they do not separate congeners from ethanol as eff ...
s. The malt portion of the distillery was closed in 1975 and demolished in 1976.
The independent bottlers Signatory Vintage and Wilson and Morgan have released Ladyburn single malt under the name "Ayrshire", after the council area of Scotland in which Girvan is found.
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Scotch Whisky
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1966 establishments in Scotland
1975 disestablishments in Scotland
Companies based in South Ayrshire
Scottish malt whisky
Distilleries in Scotland
British companies established in 1966
Food and drink companies established in 1966
British companies disestablished in 1975