Loch Lomond distillery
Loch Lomond is a Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery in Alexandria, Scotland, near Loch Lomond.
History
The first site of the former Loch Lomond Distillery dates back to 1814, sited at the north end of Loch Lomond near Tarbet. The present business was established in 1964 by the former owners of the Littlemill Distillery in Bowling. Production began in Loch Lomond the following year in 1965. In 1984, the distillery stopped production until Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouses acquired the business and resumed malt production in 1987. Grain whisky production began in 1993 and two new malt stills were added in 1999. At the time the Grain distillery opened in 1994, it was the only distillery in Scotland producing both Grain and Malt whisky. It also operates a unique set-up of three sets of stills.In 2014, the distillery was acquired in a Management Buy In led by CEO Colin Matthews alongside the London based private equity group Exponent.
In June 2019 the business was acquired in a secondary LBO, again led by CEO Colin Matthews and the management team with financial backing on this occasion coming from the Asian buyout fund Hillhouse Capital.
Products
In 2020, Loch Lomond rebranded their products, the new range includes:- Loch Lomond Original – Single Malt Whisky
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 12 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Inchmoan Single Malt 12 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Inchmurrin Single Malt 12 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 14 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 18 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 21 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 30 Years Old
- Loch Lomond Single Grain Scotch Whisky
- Loch Lomond Single Grain Peated Scotch Whisky
- Loch Lomond Reserve – Premium Blended Scotch Whisky
- Loch Lomond Signature – Deluxe Blended Scotch Whisky
Equipment
The former owner of Littlemill Distillery, Duncan Barton, developed the current site for the Loch Lomond Distillery. He brought innovative pot malt stills which rest in the cylindrical necks of the spirit stills. Traditionally the necks of malt stills are open. The Loch Lomond stills include special distillation trays in the necks, allowing for greater contact with the cooling alcohol vapour, said to make the process more efficient. These stills can produce alcohol up to 90% ABV where normal stills deliver the alcohol at around 70% ABV. This style of still allows for different "flavour notes" to be captured and emphasised through the range of alcohol strengths that can be captured and rejected. This is much more difficult to achieve through a conventional pot still.Sponsorship
Loch Lomond Whiskies are currently the official spirit of The Open. They have a five-year partnership with the Open, golf's original Championship. As part of the partnership with The Open, Loch Lomond Whiskies have released a variety of golf limited editions.In 2020, the announced a 3 year global partnership & sponsorship agreement with the Pro14. They are now the Official Spirit of PRO14 Rugby and as part of the partnership Loch Lomond Whiskies will showcase its whiskies at match venues and digitally throughout the season.
From 2021 onwards the distillery have sponsored Wigan Warriors rugby league team in the Super League.