1770 Glasgow The Original Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

For more than a century nobody distilled malt whisky inside Glasgow. The city had shipyards, cranes and a proud industrial past, but no copper stills. This bottle is the one that broke the silence, and it comes from an industrial estate rather than a glen.

The Expert's Description

1770 Glasgow The Original is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks and bottled at 46%. It is the distillery flagship and carries the subtitle Fresh & Fruity, the bottle everything else in the range is measured against.

The malt is unpeated and the spirit is distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills after a fermentation of more than 72 hours. That long fermentation is no accident: it develops fruity esters, and those are what you meet as pear and apple in the glass. First fill bourbon casks add vanilla and coconut, while a smaller proportion of Virgin Oak lays in spice and structure.

The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured. The water comes from Loch Katrine, and there is no age statement, as the distillery bottles when the casks say so.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh pear, green apple and a touch of melon. Vanilla follows along with toasted coconut and a soft cereal sweetness, close to white bread straight from the oven. Clean and inviting, with no hard edges.

Palate

Soft and lightly creamy, with baked apple and custard first. Mid-palate the new oak tightens things with cinnamon, nutmeg and a drier wood note. The 46% gives enough body that the whisky handles a few drops of water without turning watery.

Finish

Medium length. Vanilla and malt linger, and a dry, lightly spiced oak note arrives at the end.

Specifications

Name: 1770 Glasgow The Original Fresh & Fruity Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled in copper pot stills
EAN no.: 5060411501201

Flavour Profile

Fresh · Fruity · Vanilla · Soft · Malty · Spiced

Did You Know?

The distillery sits in Hillington, an industrial area in the west of Glasgow, between warehouses and businesses. There are no whitewashed walls, no pagoda roof and no burn running past. That was a deliberate decision: the whisky was to be made in the city, not in a postcard version of Scotland.

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Frequently Asked Questions about 1770 Glasgow The Original Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

What is the house style at Glasgow Distillery?

Bright, fruity and malty with clear vanilla from bourbon casks and a spicy tightening from new oak. There is no peat smoke in this expression. The style sits closer to classic Lowland than to Highland or Islay.

Why does the mash ferment for more than 72 hours?

Long fermentation produces more fruity esters, the compounds behind pear, apple and melon notes. Shorter fermentation tends to give a maltier, nuttier spirit. It is one of the choices that shapes a house style most.

Can it be used in cocktails?

Yes, it works well in a Highball with soda or in a Whisky Sour where the fruit and vanilla get room. Mixing does cost you some of the finer notes, so taste it neat first to know what you are working with.

How different is the 70 cl bottle from the miniature?

Not at all in content. The 5 cl miniature holds the same whisky and is meant as a sample, while the 70 cl bottle is the one that stands in the bar. The difference is purely volume.

What does 46% mean in practice?

It is higher than the 40% many standard bottlings sit at, and it is the strength at which chill filtration can usually be skipped. The result is more body and mouthfeel, and the whisky takes water better.

Which other Scotch whiskies resemble it?

It is related to light, bourbon matured malts from the Lowlands and the gentler parts of Speyside. For a broader look at what Scotland offers, we carry a large range of Scotch Whisky.