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Ladyburn
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Ladyburn was a Lowland malt distillery that was only briefly operational between 1966 and 1975. It was built by William Grant & Sons and was one of several malt distilleries constructed within grain distillery complexes around that time. In this case it was Girvan, however the company's requirements for its grain whisky eventually meant it required expansion and Ladyburn was closed to make room for this.
Output from Ladyburn was mostly destined for the Grant's blends, however some single malt was also bottled officially. Bottlings can also be found from independent bottlers, however are often labelled under the pseudonym, "Ayrshire."
Despite its short history and primary function being the provision of malt fillings for blends, there has been a Ladyburn single malt brand marketed at times over the years. The first of these appeared in the 1980s and was exclusively available in the US market in the shape of a 12-year-old expression. Bottlings are very rare, however. Confusingly, William Grant & Sons then began to market an 8-year-old pure malt (or blended malt) in various export markets in the 1990s using the Ladyburn name, but it is not known whether it contains any whisky from the distillery.
It was not until 2000 that an official Ladyburn single malt brand was introduced domestically, with William Grant & Sons releasing a large parcel of 1973 vintage single casks. This was followed-up by a selection of 41,42- and 43-year-old released between 2014 and 2016. An official bottling has also been released as part of the company's Rare Cask Reserves range.
1966-present
