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SPIRITS giant Bacardi announced it has invested millions into Scottish whisky distilleries.
The family-owned company, which has a portfolio more than 200 brands and labels, said they are investing their future in the whisky business.
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And are carrying out several improvement projects at its production sites across Scotland.
The company added three new state-of-the-art aging warehouses at its 200-acre blending and maturation centre, Poniel in southeast Glasgow.
It means the warehouses use a more efficient design which increases capacity by over 15 per cent.
Additional jobs have also been created at the site.
Meanwhile, a multi-million-pound expansion project was completed at Aultmore Distillery in Speyside last month to improve efficiency and safety and install new technology to help reduce energy and water consumption on site.
Founded by local businessman and philanthropist, Alexander Edward, the site has been producing whisky since 1897
The company said the distillery now uses Thermal Vapor Recompression (TVR) technology which captures, compresses and reuses vapor in the distillation process to improve energy and water efficiency.
A new boiler has also been installed to have the capacity to switch to hydrogen fuel in the future.
The improvement project has taken almost two years of planning and design.
It includes a new Tun room, still house, boiler house and closed loop cooling tower.
Work has also been underway at Macduff Distillery, the home of The Deveron Single Malt.
Last year, Bacardi completed significant site improvements to overhaul the mashing equipment, create a new air-conditioned control room, and drive energy and water savings by implementing high gravity mashing.
Keith Hogg, vice-president of Supply Chain in Europe, said: “Our investment in Aultmore and Macduff distilleries and our Poniel blending and maturation centre is an important step in the bold plans we have for our premium and ultra-premium whiskies.
“We are so proud of the exceptional quality of our award-winning Scotch whiskies and are investing in its growth for the long-term.”
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