Ailsa Bay distillery is a Lowland whisky distillery located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons.
| Ailsa Bay distillery | |
| Location: | South Ayrshire |
| Owner: | William Grant & Sons |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Website: | Ailsa Bay distillery |
| Type: | Lowland |
| Stills: | 4 wash stills 4 spirit stills |
| Source: | Penwapple reservoir |
| Capacity: | 12,000,000 liters |
The Ailsa Bay Malt Whisky Distillery was built by the William Grant & Sons company to meet their needs for malt whisky for their blended whiskies.[1] The distillery was built near the site of the Girvan distillery.[2]
It was officially founded in 2007.[3] The opening was attended by Prince Charles in 2009.[4]
In March 2019, Ailsa Bay released a new brand of scotch whisky which was protected with blockchain technology to prevent counterfeiting.[5]
In September 2019, Ailsa Bay released Aerstone, a new brand of single malt scotch whisky.[6] William Grant & Sons says it is aimed at new whisky drinkers that find established single malts like Glenfiddich and The Balvenie “too complex with intimidating choice and language”.[7]