Gaelic "dun deas" - "south fort"
Port Dundas 2010
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Started off as two separate distilleries both called Port Dundas, they merged in 1877, though they'd had close links from the start. They would have been Malt distilleries to start with as they were established before the invention of the continuous still. The pot stills were still in situ at the time of Barnard's visit in 1885/86, but Coffey stills were installed in both distilleries in 1845. Closed in 2010 when Diageo decided to consolidate their Grain whisky distillation at North British and Cameron Bridge.
Malt Madness Wikipedia WhiskyMerchants.co.uk scotchwhisky.com 
Colin Dunn with a bottle of Port Dundas 20yo
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Getting ThereClick the map's Google logo to go to Google Maps - for Directions, Street View etc.
Open Cycle Map Bing Map Strathclyde Auchentoshan Littlemill Starlaw Distilleries Grain Distilleries Port Dundas Distillery was at the end of the Glasgow Branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal. The nearest stations are High Street (HST); Springburn (SPR); Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ); Live Train Times: HST, SPR, GLQ. Nearer is Glasgow Underground Station, Cowcaddens RangeUnlike most Grain distilleries, Port Dundas has released own bottlings, but look to independent bottlers for most examples. Should be some casks of this around for a while as was only recently closed.
RMW TWE Links are to their Grain pages MoM CyclingCycle Shops in Glasgow - there are plenty - a selection:
Billy Bisland 176 Saltmarket 0141 552 0841 Dales Cycles 150 Dobbies Loan 0141 332 2705 Philip Lang 163 Gallowgate 0141 552 5103
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For more pictures from inside Port Dundas see: www.catchingphotons.co.uk/blog/?p=451
Photos on this page were taken by me. Click on photo to enlarge. Full size versions of all my photos of Port Dundas Distillery are available on Flickr.
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