The Glen Luss Craft Brewery & Distillery, set to be built on the shores of Scotland’s legendary Loch Lomond in the heart of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park, recently announced its planning application was approved. With this, it is set to be the first experimental brewery and distillery of its kind in that location.
“This is a major milestone in our journey to bring our vision for the First Experimental Brewery and Distillery, on the shores of Loch Lomond, creating craft drinks and experiences to life!” the company said in a Facebook post.
Plans call for Glen Luss to provide a year-round, all-weather visitor experience to cater for the existing million+ tourists who normally visit the region annually. It aims to actively support sustainable development and provide 26 full-time employment opportunities. The distillery also said it hopes to recruit its workforce from within the Luss and Arden Parish, and provide Modern Apprenticeships to support the development of the local population.
Glen Luss Distillery will further donate 5% of its yearly profits to a charitable fund for ten years.
“As we reflect on the last year, 2020 played hard ball, and 2021 looks like it will bring its own challenges, but that will not stop us,” the company said. “Although COVID has dented our plans we are on course to open to the public and start laying spirit down in the latter part of 2021.”
Distillery officials want to reduce the impact of over-tourism by working with local communities to support a local traffic management plan for Luss Village. This includes incorporating a proposed green space and car parking to the south of the township to promote a more walkable experience.
The distillery site will make use of existing buildings within the village, one of which will be the distillery production side. It is here Glen Luss will produce what it says is “a single malt Scotch whisky, a locally sourced botanical gin, aged and new make rums, small batch vodka and craft beers.”
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