On the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow, where ships once carried Scotch whisky to distant corners of the world, a new chapter in the city’s whisky story has begun. Within the historic Pumphouse at Queen’s Dock, a building that has stood since 1877, The Clydeside Distillery brings whisky making back to a city whose past is deeply intertwined with the spirit. Here, where merchants, dockworkers and whisky traders once shaped Glasgow’s reputation as a global whisky hub, copper stills now quietly continue that legacy.
The distillery opened its doors in 2017, founded by the Morrison family whose connection to Scotch whisky spans more than a century. Drawing on generations of experience in whisky brokering, blending and distilling, they created a distillery that honours tradition while embracing modern craftsmanship. Using Scottish barley and the famously pure water of Loch Katrine, the spirit is distilled in gleaming copper stills that overlook the flowing Clyde.
As the whisky rests in oak casks, it slowly develops the light, elegant character typical of the Lowlands. The Clydeside is therefore more than a distillery; it is a revival of Glasgow’s whisky heritage, where the rhythm of the river, the history of the docks and the art of Scottish distillation come together in a single, refined dram.
