Rountree Bank
An early 19th century distillery that operated briefly in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire.
Loch Lomond Group
Distiller & blender
Distilling, blending and bottling company, majoring in Scotch whisky.
Loch Lomond Group Profile
The Loch Lomond Group is headed by CEO Colin Matthews and operates Loch Lomond distillery at Alexandria in Dunbartonshire and Glen Scotia distillery in the Argyllshire port of Campbeltown. Additionally, the group’s Glen Catrine bonded warehouse in Ayrshire is one of Scotland’s largest independent bottling facilities and handles not only whisky but Loch Lomond Group’s vodka, gin, rum and brandy brands.
Loch Lomond is available as both a single malt and a blended Scotch, with some distillery single malt bottlings being sold under the Inchmurrin label, while a new line-up of Glen Scotia bottlings was announced in 2015. Limited edition bottlings from the now demolished Littlemill Lowland distillery are also offered, and the group’s highest profile Scotch blend is High Commissioner, the fifth-best-selling blend in the UK. Other brands include Glen’s, the UK’s second-best-selling vodka, and Christie’s Gin.
Loch Lomond Group History
The Loch Lomond Group was established in 2014 by Exponent Private Equity after acquiring the Loch Lomond Distillery Company – previously owned by members of the Bulloch family.
Alexander (Sandy) Bulloch had purchased the silent Loch Lomond distillery in 1987, as a source of malt spirit for his blending and bottling operations, going on to re-commence distillation under the auspices of the Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Company in 1987. In 1994 Glen Catrine acquired Glen Scotia and Littlemill distilleries from Gibson International.
The Bullochs can trace their involvement in the Scotch whisky business back to 1842 when Gabriel Bulloch partnered J H Dewar in a Scotch wholesaling business in Glasgow, and in more recent years A Bulloch & Co operated a substantial chain of retail outlets across Scotland, ultimately selling its own-label whisky, gin and vodkas.
This, in turn, led to the creation of Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in 1974, initially to supply bottled spirits for the company’s 25 shops. After the shops were sold off, the bottling operation continued. Under the Bulloch regime, Loch Lomond Distillery Company was the second-largest family-owned Scotch whisky producer in Scotland.
Distilleries & Brands
- Clansman Highland Blended Scotch Whisky
- Craiglodge Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Croftengea Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Crown of Scotland Blended Scotch Whisky
- Dumbuck Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Dunglass Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Glen Catrine Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
- Glen Douglas Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Glen Scotia Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Glengarry Highland Scotch Whisky
- High Commissioner Blended Scotch Whisky
- Inchfad Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Inchmoan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Inchmurrin Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Littlemill Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Loch Lomond Highland Scotch Whisky
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Old Court Blended Scotch Whisky
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Old Original Blended Scotch Whisky
- Old Rhosdhu Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Scotia Royale
- Scots Earl Blended Scotch Whisky
Associated companies
Contact
- Address
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Loch Lomond Group
Lomond Estate
Bowie Road
Alexandria
Dunbartonshire
G83 0TL
United Kingdom - Phone
- +44 1389 752781
Map
See also
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Distillery
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Brand
Croftengea
Heavily peated single malt Scotch produced at the multifaceted Loch Lomond distillery in Alexandria.
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Brand
Glen Douglas
A single malt produced at the versatile Loch Lomond distillery, mainly reserved for blends.