Clynelish Distillery
Clynelish Distillery is a operating whisky distillery in Highland, Scotland. Founded 1967. Owned by Diageo.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-29
Production
The kit, where a primary source publishes it. Where a figure is missing it is because no producer publishes one — the secondary spread on distillery capacity reaches fivefold, so we would rather show nothing than pick a number.
| Capacity | 4.80m litres of pure alcohol / year |
Recent changes worth knowing
A £30m doubling was announced in 2014 and then SHELVED. Capacity remains 4.8m LPA — the frequently repeated figure of around 9.6m is simply wrong.
Ownership on the public record
Clynelish Distillery is recorded as owned by Diageo. The closest matching entry on the UK register is DIAGEO SCOTLAND LIMITED, company number SC000750, incorporated 24/04/1877, currently Active, registered in EDINBURGH.
Matched by company name, so it may not capture an intermediate holding company. Source: Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0.