Glenglassaugh distillery

Glenglassaugh distillery is a malt scotch whisky distillery at in , Scotland. It restarted production in November 2008 after being acquired by an independent investment group. It was then bought by Brown-Forman and mothballed in 2025.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Distillery
  • Description: whisky distillery in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Glenglassaugh Distillery”
  • Address: Portsoy, AB45 2SQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fordyce Castle and Fordyce Academy.

Castle
Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a T-plan castle, its oldest part dating from 1592, about three miles south-west of , in the village of , . is situated 1¼ miles south of Glenglassaugh distillery.

School
, known until the mid-19th century as Fordyce School, and also sometimes called Smith's Academy, was a famous grammar school in the village of , , , founded about 1592, refounded in 1790, and closed in 1964. is situated 1½ miles south of Glenglassaugh distillery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandend and Fordyce.

Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing village near and , , , typical of the area. It was "a considerable seatown as early as 1624".

Village
Photo: Dominic Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland that is slightly inland from the point where the Burn of meets the sea between and .

Photo: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishing village 8 miles west of Banff on the north coast of in northeast Scotland. It has a picturesque harbour often used as a film and TV location, such as the 2016 remake of Whisky Galore! In 2022 the population was 1700.

Glenglassaugh distillery

Latitude
57.67988° or 57° 40′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.73776° or 2° 44′ 16″ west
Open location code
9C9VM7H6+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 896567669
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1530998
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Glenglassaugh distillery” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Glenglassaugh distillery”
  • Czech: “Glenglassaugh”
  • Danish: “Glenglassaugh”
  • French: “Glenglassaugh”
  • German: “Glenglassaugh”
  • Low German: “Glenglassaugh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Glenglassaugh”
  • Norwegian: “Glenglassaugh”
  • Turkish: “Glenglassaugh damıtım evi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glenglassaugh Visitor Centre & Shop and Sandend, Windmill.

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