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Glen Scotia
Distillery has been named the Scottish
Whisky Distillery of the Year 2021 at
the Scottish Whisky Awards..
For a second time this year,
Campbeltown-based Glen Scotia has been
recognised for its whisky-making
abilities after scooping yet another
prestigious award.
The distiller has been named the
Scottish Whisky Distillery of the Year
at the Scottish Whisky Awards, an
accolade it receives just seven months
after being crowned as the ‘Best in
Show’ at this year’s San Francisco World
Spirits Competition (SFWSC) for its Glen
Scotia 25-Year-Old expression.
The SFWSC received over 3,800 entries
from around the world across 31 separate
categories, with Glen Scotia 25 Year Old
being awarded the overall winner of the
competition, which makes Glen Scotia 25
Year Old The Best Whisky in The World in
2021.
It is the first time that one distillery
has won both awards in the same year,
demonstrating the increasing stature and
visibility of the Campbeltown whisky
producer.
Glen Scotia hails from Scotland’s
smallest whisky-producing region. Once
known as the
"Victorian Whisky Capital of the World,"
in its heyday, the small coastal town
was home to over 30 distilleries. Today,
Glen Scotia is one of just three
surviving distilleries but through a
programme of continued investment and
local effort, Glen Scotia is growing its
presence in the UK and international
markets, allowing the potential of
Campbeltown to once again be realised.
Iain McAlister, Master Distiller and
distillery manager at Glen Scotia, said:
"For a long time Campbeltown was the
forgotten whisky region, however, in
recent years there has been a real
resurgence in interest in the type of
whisky we produce here.
"From the Victorian era until the
present day, whisky has always been at
the heart of this community. The
techniques and craftsmanship that make
our whisky so unique have been passed
through generations, and I am thankful
that we have managed to revive the
whisky-making heritage of Campbeltown
long after many of its distilleries fell
away.
"Our distillery is small, but this
allows us to focus on quality, and it is
so humbling to once again be recognised
for our craft.
"To win Best Whisky in the World for our
Glen Scotia 25 Year Old and to now
achieve the status of Scottish Whisky
Distillery of the Year is beyond
anything we imagined 2021 would bring.
It has been a good year for Campbeltown
whisky but we’re not stopping here. We
are witnessing the town’s renaissance
and it is truly wonderful."
You will find the award winning Glen
Scotia 25 Year Old along with the rest
of the current Glen Scotia whisky range available to
purchase from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
Amazon
and
Master of Malt
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