Glengyle Distillery and their whisky Kilkerran - Post by Whisky Magazine

In the second half of the 19th century, William ran the distillery jointly with his brother John. However, they were not only distillers, but also farmers, which was quite common at the time. They grew their own barley for whisky production and the residue from the mashing process could be used to feed the farm animals, keeping costs down. This kept costs down.

The collaboration between William and John reportedly didn't go too well. Among other things, they had a dispute over some sheep that escalated to the point where William left the small family business to start his own distillery. This became Glengyle Distillery, which was established on the corner of Glebe Street and Glengyle Rode in Campbeltown right next to the Springbank distillery. Like the majority of Campbeltown distilleries, Glengyle suffered greatly during the economic downturn of the early 20th century. The distillery was sold to West Highland Malt Distilleries Ltd in 1919 and then sold again in 1924 for the princely sum of £300 before production finally ceased in 1925. The entire stock of both old and newly distilled spirits was sold at auction on April 8th of that year.

Despite no longer producing whisky, the distillery buildings remained in relatively constant use right up to the present day. In the 1920s, the buildings were leased to the Campbeltown Miniature Rifle Club, and the buildings were later used as a depot and sales office for an agricultural company, making it the best preserved of all the former Campbeltown distilleries.