Auchentoshan distillery
whisky distillery in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Auchentoshan distillery ( OH-khən-TOSH-ən) is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dalmuir, Scotland.
The name Auchentoshan is from Gaelic Achadh an Oisein (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈaxəɣ ən̪ ˈɔʃɛɲ]) and translates as "corner field". The distillery is also known as "Glasgow's Malt Whisky" due to its proximity to Glasgow and "the breakfast whisky" due to its sweet and delicate nature. Auchentoshan is located at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills on the outskirts of Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire near the Erskine Bridge. As of 2025 it is one of twenty-three malt whisky distilleries in the Scottish Lowlands.
History
The Auchentoshan distillery was built in 1823. The original distillery was built by a corn merchant named John Bulloch and managed with his son. Following their bankruptcy in 1834, the distillery was sold to Alexander Filshie, a local farmer and it remained under control of his family until 1877, following a bad harvest when it was sold again to several owners. In 1877, the distillery was acquired by the Glasgow distillers John & George MacLachlan.
The A82 road outside Auchentoshan was used as a decoy during the Second World War and therefore several distillery warehouses were erroneously struck by the Luftwaffe over the course of the Clydebank Blitz.
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