Glenglassaugh

Glenglassaugh Distillery stands on the banks of the Glassaugh burn and in an area known to have been previously favoured by illicit distillers. Local entrepreneur and businessman James Moir built the distillery in 1875. He quickly established a reputation for making a quality whisky and the company prospered. Following a downturn in the industry the distillery was closed in 1907. Some use was made of some of the buildings but the distillation equipment remained silent. In 1959 a new distillery building was built adjacent to one of the original malting buildings. Production was re-started in 1960 and the distillery continued to operate until 1986 when the company decided to mothball it. The distillery remained silent but relatively untouched since then, until on the 29th of February 2008 it was bought by the newly formed Glenglassaugh Distillery Company.