Tullibardine is situated on the site of Scotland’s oldest brewery dating back to the 12th Century, and from where in 1488 the beer was bought by King James 1V on his way north from Stirling Castle for his coronation at Scone. The Distillery was converted in 1947 by William Delme Evans, mothballed in 1995 and re-opened as an Independent Distillery in 2003. Specialising in premium quality, exclusive and rare single malts, Tullibardine and its excellent 1488 Visitor Centre and Café can be found on the A9 between Perth & Stirling in the village of Blackford. The various malts on offer come from the purest highland spring water from the Ochil’s and are uncomplicated, light, fruity with a mellow flavour and are easy to drink when young and have an amazing ability to age gracefully.

Recently Tullibardine released its first bottling comprised of single malt distilled under the new management, this has been called the “Aged Oak Edition” and it retains that elegant style of Tullibardine.

The Production team is headed by David Myles who used to work at Tullibardine before it was closed and he has a great team of 4 Still men and 3 Mash men to assist him. Meanwhile the Distillery is lead by John Black, who has over 50 years of experience in the industry from time spent in Speyside, the Highlands and Islay. He may not have made many of the different bottlings that have been released by Tullibardine since 2003 but he certainly knows what a good single malt should taste like and the success of many of the single cask releases have been down to John’s selection of casks to be bottled.

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So far this year Tullibardine has been tasted at Festivals and events all around the world including – Victoria, Banff, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, New York, Chicago, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Groningen, Maastricht, Arnhem, Ghent, Kortrijk and Milan. Look out for more information on where to find Tullibardine on their Facebook page as well as on Whisky Intelligence (Hey! That’s us!).

Victoria Whisky Festival Tullibardine Grand Tasting