Scottish Section: World-Class Distilling, Coopering and Warehousing

Join us for a technical visit to Loch Lomond Distillery, offering a first-hand look at the production, cooperage and maturation processes behind one of Scotland’s multi-spirit distilleries.

The visit will take you through the distillery’s production areas, from grain intake and raw material handling through to mashing, fermentation and distillation. You’ll also visit the on-site cooperage to see cask charring and barrel repair up close, before exploring the bond warehouses and learning more about maturation and wood character.

The visit is ideal for students, distillery operatives, engineers and anyone involved in or interested in spirit production. It will also be particularly valuable for those studying towards CIBD qualifications, offering practical insight into different methods of spirit production and the day-to-day workings of a multi-spirit distillery.

Schedule

• 2.00pm Welcome, safety briefing & introduction to Loch Lomond Distillery 

• 2.30pm Tour of the production areas: 

  • Distillery: Grains Intake, Raw Material Handling and Storage, Mashing, Fermentation and Distillation. 

• 3.30pm Cooperage - cask charring and barrel repairing. 

• 4.30pm Bond Warehousing for maturation and wood character. 

• 5.00pm Closing remarks and departure 

Note

• Hi-vis clothing and safety footwear must be worn before entering the site. Please arrive wearing the required PPE, as there are no changing facilities available inside the site.

How to get there:

• Trains run directly from Glasgow Queen Street Station to Alexandria Railway Station, which is approximately 1 km from the distillery.
  If travelling by car, please note that parking is available on the streets outside the distillery.

Why you should attend:

• Get a first-hand look inside one of Scotland’s multi-spirit distilleries, including its stills, cooperage and warehousing.

• Gain practical insight into different spirit production methods.

• Network with peers and professionals across distilling and allied industries.

Tickets: (25 spaces maximum)

• Free for members 

• £10 for non-members 

Booking deadline: Friday, 18 September at 4PM.