Probably Scotland's most innovative distillery.

Ailsa Bay follows in the footsteps of Ladyburn, a now-defunct malt whisky producer that was based at the Girvan grain whisky distillery. When William Grant & Sons were faced with a growing demand for blends, and Glenfiddich and The Balvenie's capacities were reaching their limits, they decided to build the Ailsa Bay distillery, which was completed in 2007. Expanded in 2013, it now boasts 16 stills and a capacity of 12 million liters. This state-of-the-art distillery features a number of innovations. Thanks to the use of several cooling systems, variations in first and second distillation blends, and modulations in smoke content, it produces five different raw spirits, enabling a wide variety of whisky types to be blended. The unique process he has developed enables master blender Brian Kinsman to accurately determine the sweetness of the whisky, indicated in SPPM (sweet parts per million) on the label.