NEW BEGINNINGS, OLD WAYS
Future generations will surely look back on the present day as one of the major boom times for Scotch whisky – but amongst all the public fanfare of what is surely a golden era, there’s one story that quietly yet singularly attests to the industry’s sense of confidence: the founding of Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers (MSWD).
The Morrison family has been a recognised force in the world of Scotch whisky for five generations and is able to trace its involvement in just about every aspect of production. Notably, the opening of Aberargie Distillery near Perth in 2017 marked the family’s first return to distilling since the sale of Morrison Bowmore Distillers – a company dating from the 1950s that was established by patriarch Stanley P. Morrison and at its height included the Auchentoshan, Bowmore and Glen Garioch distilleries – to Japanese drinks giant Suntory in 1994.
But MSWD’s story doesn’t just concern Aberargie. With the establishment of the company in 2020, the
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