Distillery
Port Dundas
The story starts in 1811, when Daniel McFarlane set up a distillery on high ground north of Glasgow city centre, in Scotland. The spot was chosen for its links to the Forth and Clyde Canal, which carried grain in and spirit out. Port Dundas made grain whisky, not single malt, and it made a lot of it. The site grew into a giant, and its spirit became the quiet backbone of famous blends. Johnnie Walker, Bell's, J&B, Haig and White Horse all leaned on it. At its height the distillery turned out around 39 million litres of spirit a year across a 21-acre site. Owner Diageo shut it in 2010 and later demolished it, moving grain production to Cameronbridge. Glasgow lost one of its great working landmarks.
