Suntory Scraps £150m Whisky Maturation Site in East Ayrshire

Suntory Scraps £150m Whisky Maturation Site in East Ayrshire

Suntory Global Spirits has abandoned its controversial £150 million plan to build a massive whisky maturation facility at South Drumboy farm in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The drinks giant, which holds a portfolio of iconic Scotch whisky brands including Laphroaig, Bowmore, Auchentoshan, Teacher’s, Glen Garioch, Ardmore, and Ardray, said it will redirect investment toward a different local maturation site. The proposed Kingswell facility would ha…

Suntory pulls maturation site plans in Scotland

Suntory Global Spirits has decided not to proceed with building a £150m ($198.5m) Scotch whisky maturation facility in Scotland.