ARDGOWAN Distillery is closing its online shop.

The team say that the decision has been taken so they can put their full attention towards the construction work now under way at their Bankfoot site near Inverkip.

A spokesperson said: "As construction begins on site, it is very much all hands on deck for our small team at this exciting time.

"With that in mind, we have taken the decision to close our online shop on December 1 to allow us to focus on getting the distillery built.

"We have developed a network of specialist retailers who we are proud to partner with to get your whisky to you instead – this network is growing all the time and we have worked hard to ensure it includes retailers with the ability to fulfil internationally to our supporters across the globe."