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Ayrshire-based Lochlea Distillery has
been crowned International Trade
Business of the Year in regional awards.
Lochlea Distillery, a family-owned and
independent whisky distillery in South
Ayrshire, Scotland, has received the
'Going Global – International Trade
Business of the Year' award at the
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce Business
Awards. These awards are highly regarded
within the Ayrshire business community
and serve as a platform to recognise
outstanding achievements.
The announcement of the winners took
place during the 2023 Awards Dinner on
October 6th at Ayr Racecourse. Lochlea
Distillery's team was thrilled to win in
the 'Going Global – International Trade
Business of the Year' category,
underscoring their remarkable
international growth.
Lochlea Distillery boasts a rich
Scottish heritage, once being the home
of the iconic poet Robert Burns from
1777 to 1784. Despite only launching their
first whisky in January 2022, Lochlea's
whiskies are already available in over
150 UK retailers and distributed in 20
international markets, demonstrating
their global success.
David Ferguson, Commercial Director at
Lochlea Distillery commented: "We are
over the moon to have won this
prestigious award celebrating growing
businesses in our region, especially
given the calibre of our fellow Ayrshire
finalists. We have a strong and
expanding local customer base whose
support has been key since we launched
last year. On the export side, it means
a lot to our team that Lochlea has been
recognised for our achievements to date,
and we have exciting plans to continue
moving into more international markets
in future".
Lochlea, was originally a 222-acre
livestock farm, was acquired by Neil and
Jen McGeoch in 2006. Following careful
deliberation about the farm's future and
a prosperous experiment in barley
cultivation in 2015, the couple
converted the land and existing farm
structures into a fully functional
distillery in 2017, commencing
distillation the following year. The
agricultural aspect remains a
distinctive feature of Lochlea, as their
foray into barley production has
positioned them as one of Scotland's
rare, fully grain-to-cask distilleries.
The Lochlea whisky is available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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