The Clydeside

Tim Morrison comes from a family of whisky brokers and distillers. The company traces it to Stanley P. Morrison, who bought A. D. Rattray in 1925, Chivas Brothers in 1936 with a partner, and Bowmore in 1963; Tim and his brother later bought Auchentoshan. Tim Morrison, owner of the bottler A. D. Rattray, set up the distilling company in 2012, and it bought the Pump House site in 2011 according to ScotchWhisky.com.

Planning was granted in 2014, but the in-filled dock caused foundation problems and the design had to be changed. Work began on 1 August 2016. The first distillation took place on 6 November 2017 and the visitor centre opened on 23 November; the first casks were filled on 19 December 2017. The first single malt, Stobcross, was launched on 15 October 2021. Companies House lists members of the Morrison family as persons with significant control.

The distillery stands on Stobcross Road by the River Clyde, in the Lowland region. ScotchWhisky.com says the Pump House was built in 1877 by Tim Morrison's great-grandfather John Morrison, of the builders Morrison and Mason, to power the swing bridge at Queen's Dock. When shipping declined the dock was filled in, and the building served as restaurants and offices. The company says the same John Morrison helped raise Loch Katrine, the city's water supply, from which the distillery's water travels about 40 miles (64 km).

The company buys barley from seven Lowland farms, malted to its specification by the family-run Simpsons Malt. The unpeated malt is ground in a four-roll mill to 70% grits, 20% husk and 10% flour and mashed with three waters; ScotchWhisky.com gives 1.5 tonnes per mash. Fermentation in eight stainless steel washbacks lasts about 72 hours and gives a wash of about 8.5% ABV. Two copper stills, a wash still of 8,000 litres and a spirit still of 5,000 litres, have a combined capacity of 500,000 litres of alcohol a year and are run by hand. For two weeks a year the distillery makes peated spirit, released as Fortnight. Casks mature off site.

ScotchWhisky.com reports that the spirit was designed with the consultant Dr Jim Swan to be light but fruity, less grassy and malty than many Lowland malts and closer to a spicier Speyside style. The company says it follows the lighter Lowland style and uses the cask policy Swan drew up: first-fill bourbon, sherry, shaved, toasted and re-charred (STR) and refill bourbon casks. It describes Stobcross, from bourbon and sherry casks, as floral with sweet tropical flavours.