UK: Bacardi completes expansion of Scotland’s Aultmore distillery

A significant expansion of Scotland’s Aultmore distillery has been completed, along with the addition of three new warehouses at Bacardi’s Glasgow facility. This multi-million dollar investment by Bacardi, the Puerto Rican producer of Dewar’s single malt whisky, is designed to bolster its position in the Scotch whisky category through extensive upgrades across its Scottish production sites, FreshlyBottled.com reported on November 11.

At the Poniel blending and maturation center in southeast Glasgow, Bacardi has introduced three advanced aging warehouses with a new, more efficient design that boosts storage capacity. In Speyside, the Aultmore distillery recently completed an upgrade to enhance efficiency and safety, incorporating new technology to reduce both energy and water usage. The enhancements include a new tun room, still house, boiler house, and a closed-loop cooling tower.

"Our investment in Aultmore and Macduff distilleries, along with the Poniel blending and maturation center, marks an important step in our ambitious plans for premium and ultra-premium whiskies," said Keith Hogg, Bacardi's vice president of supply chain for Europe.