The Glasgow Distillery has bottled its first age-stated peated single malt, the Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated, to mark ten years of peated production in the city. It is drawn from three gently matured ex-bourbon casks, two refill and one first fill, bottled at 54% ABV, non-chill filtered and natural in colour. The official notes point to roasted pineapple, soft smoke, gentle vanilla, waxy lemon and dried orange peel. Only 550 bottles were filled at £69, released on 18 September 2026 to Glasgow Distillery Community Members first, with select UK retailers plus Germany and Finland to follow later this year.
The news: Glasgow’s first age-stated peated 1770
Ten years after the distillery first ran peated spirit, Glasgow has finally put an age statement on it. The Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated is the inaugural age-stated release in the peated 1770 line, and the first whisky to come from those original 2016 peated runs.
The build is deliberately restrained. Rather than reaching for a wine finish, the distillery kept the maturation to ex-bourbon wood so the decade in cask and the peated spirit itself do the talking.
The key facts up front: 54% ABV, three ex-bourbon casks (two refill, one first fill), natural colour, non-chill filtered, 550 bottles, £69, presented in a gift carton.
Why this release matters
Glasgow’s peated whisky started as an experiment in 2016, a year after the core unpeated 1770 programme was laid down in 2015. It has since grown into a fixture of the distillery, now taking up around five months of production every year. This 10 Year Old is the moment that experiment gets its first double-digit age statement.
There is also a value story here. An age-stated, limited, natural-colour, non-chill-filtered single malt at £69 is a fair ask in 2026, particularly for a peated Lowland malt with a decade behind it.
Sebastian Bunford-Jones, the distillery’s head of sales and marketing, framed the ten-year mark as a genuine milestone and called it “a small release, but an important one for the distillery.”
Who are The Glasgow Distillery?
The Glasgow Distillery was established in 2012 and laid its first cask in 2015, reviving single malt distilling in a city long associated with whisky. It sits on Deanside Road in the Lowlands and bottles its single malt under the 1770 name, alongside Makar gin and other spirits.
Peated production followed in 2016 and has become central to what the distillery does. The peated 1770 range, including the well-liked peated PX expression, has built a loyal following, which is part of why a peated 10 Year Old feels like the natural way to mark the anniversary.
Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated: tasting notes
These are the distillery’s official notes. We have not tasted this bottling yet, and will update the piece once we have a glass in hand.
Nose: soft smoke, roasted pineapple, tropical fruit
Palate: gentle vanilla, waxy lemon, honeyed sweetness, a waxy texture
Finish: dried orange peel, lingering oak spice
ABV: 54% | Casks: three ex-bourbon (two refill, one first fill) | Price: £69
Price and availability
The Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated carries an RRP of £69 for a 550-bottle outturn. It went live at 10am on 18 September 2026, first to members of the free Glasgow Distillery Community, limited to one bottle per person. Select UK retailers hold limited stock too, and the distillery has said Germany and Finland will get an allocation later in the year. With only 550 bottles in total, it is not a release to sit on.
Our take
If you already get on with Glasgow’s peated style, this is the one to prioritise: a first age-stated peated 1770, kept honest with ex-bourbon wood so you can actually read the spirit. At £69 for an age-stated, non-chill-filtered, natural-colour single malt limited to 550 bottles, the pricing is sensible rather than speculative. It is aimed at drinkers who like their peat balanced with tropical fruit and vanilla rather than heavy coastal brine, and at anyone building out a Lowland shelf. If you want a wine-cask fireworks display, this deliberately is not that. We will post full tasting notes once we have tried it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated?
It is The Glasgow Distillery’s first age-stated peated single malt, released in September 2026 to mark a decade of peated production. It is bottled at 54% ABV from three ex-bourbon casks, natural in colour and non-chill filtered, limited to 550 bottles.
What does the Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated taste like?
The distillery’s official notes describe soft smoke alongside roasted pineapple and tropical fruit, moving into gentle vanilla, waxy lemon and a honeyed, waxy texture, with dried orange peel and lingering oak spice on the finish. It reads as a balanced, fruit-led peated style rather than a heavy, briny one.
How much does the Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated cost?
The recommended retail price is £69 for a 70cl bottle, presented in a gift carton. That is a competitive price for an age-stated, limited, non-chill-filtered single malt bottled at 54% ABV with natural colour.
Where can I buy the Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated?
It went on sale on 18 September 2026, first to members of the free Glasgow Distillery Community via the distillery website, limited to one bottle per person. Select UK retailers also carry limited stock, and Germany and Finland are due an allocation later in the year.
What casks is it matured in?
Three ex-bourbon casks: two refill ex-bourbon barrels and one first-fill ex-bourbon barrel. The distillery chose ex-bourbon maturation to keep the profile spirit-forward and let the peated character and ten years in wood come through.
Why is this release significant for The Glasgow Distillery?
Peated production began at the distillery in 2016, and this 10 Year Old is the first whisky drawn from those original runs. It is the debut age statement for the peated 1770 range, marking ten years of a peated programme that now fills about five months of the distillery’s year.
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