Distillery
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond is a Scottish whisky producer (Loch Lomond Whiskies / Loch Lomond Group) based in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. It produces both single malt and single grain whiskies and offers an extensive range of expressions with various maturation and finishing styles.
- Alexandria · Highland · United Kingdom
- 11 products
The story
The brand and the modern production linked to the Alexandria site date back to the 1960s (the current distillery was started in the late 1960s), while the area has a whisky-making history intertwined with historic facilities such as Littlemill. The plant has experienced closures and relaunches (production resumed in the 1980s) and over time has expanded capacity and production sites, integrating malt and grain production, blending and bottling within the Loch Lomond group. In recent years the company has gone through ownership changes and investments that supported its international expansion.
Production philosophy
Experimentation and versatility: the house aims to obtain very different flavour profiles by using various types of stills and distillation routes, controlling all production stages in-house to offer a broad portfolio (single malt, single grain, blended) while maintaining a focus on quality, consistency and stylistic innovation.
Territory
Lomond Estate, Alexandria (Dunbartonshire), Scotland. The distillery is located on the upper edge of the Lowland/Highland boundary, with access to the resources typical of the area around Loch Lomond.
Awards and recognition
Recognised as Most Awarded Distillery at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023; awarded Scotch Whisky Producer of the Year by the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2024.
Production method
Integrated production including traditional pot stills, the distinctive Lomond/straight‑neck stills and continuous column stills (Coffey/column still) for grain production. This mix of equipment allows the distillery to produce different types of new make (malt and grain) and to experiment with different cask finishes.
Distillation
Combined use of traditional pot stills, Lomond/straight‑neck type stills (which allow greater control/rectification) and continuous column stills (Coffey/column). The combination enables production of both malt and grain whisky on the same site.
Ageing
Maturation in oak casks with extensive use of different cask types and finishes; the range includes expressions matured in American oak (first‑fill/refill/re‑charred), finishes in Oloroso sherry casks, Rioja-style cask finishes and other dedicated maturation regimes.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Alexandria
- Categories
- Scotch whisky
- single malt
- single grain
- blended scotch
- integrated spirits producer
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- cereals (for grain whisky production)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- American oak (first‑fill, refill, re‑charred)
- Oloroso sherry casks
- Rioja casks / finish
- Bordeaux hogshead
- Bourbon barrels
- hogshead
- Representative products
- Loch Lomond Whisky 12 Years Organic 70cl
- Loch Lomond Reserve Blended Whisky 70cl
- Loch Lomond Single Grain Original Peated 70cl - Boxed
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 12 Years 70cl - Boxed
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 12 Years Inchmoan 70cl - Boxed
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 14 Years 70cl - Boxed
- Loch Lomond Single Malt 30 Years 70cl - Boxed
- Loch Lomond Single Malt Original 70cl - Boxed
What makes it distinctive
- One of the few sites with integrated production of malt, grain, blending and bottling.
- Use of distinctive stills (Lomond / straight‑neck) alongside traditional pot stills and column stills, offering great stylistic versatility.
- Broad offering ranging from unpeated expressions to heavily peated versions (e.g. Inchmoan) and distinctive single grain bottlings.
- Commercial portfolio and official shop with dedicated lines and special releases for travel retail and collectors.