Tour “Taster” Unveiled

A new film giving you a “taster” of what to expect when you take a tour at The Famous Grouse Experience has been unveiled. You can watch it here

Whisky of the Month – January

The Famous Grouse 37 year old blended malt has been crafted to commemorate the 250th anniversary of our Famous bard, Robert Burns. Only 250 bottles were created. Buy here

LAPHROAIG 1991 23 Year Old £244.95

New official, limited, cask strength, 23 year old bottling of Laphroaig. Full of typical distillery and Islay character.

A small, traditional malt whisky distillery in the heart of Virginia…..

Chippin’ away.

We’re pouring concrete and finalizing drawings. Everything we do is another step towards firing our stills, and we thank you for your continued support and patience along the way. We’ve got some big plans in the works, and we can’t wait to show them off!

Virginia Distillery Company
299 Eades Lane
Lovingston, VA 22949

We won an award! We’re very grateful for the nomination and all the subsequent votes received. Thank you. Now back to business, the Christmas clock is ticking down! Have you sorted out both your gifts and your own supplies yet? Plenty of deals still available and we are here to help if you need any advice or recommendations.

CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR 2014 FAVOURITES.

Single Malt is only 1% of total Scotch whisky production, we have the bottle Jim Murray named the blend of the year, the best of the 99%. Buy Now – $119.99

“An attractively-priced rare bottle of The Old Blend Whisky of the White Horse Cellar”

Available for online bidding on AuctionMyStuff until 11 December, 2014.

Description:

No. 1004847, bottled 1940.

Estimate:

£150 – £200

Starting Price:

£135

To view the listing, I invite you to click HERE

The New Video

HISTORY OF TULLIBARDINE

The history of Tullibardine as a location for brewing and distilling is one of the oldest in Scotland. Located in Blackford, the gateway to the Highlands, it was here in 1488 that the young King James 4th of Scotland stopped by on his way to his coronation, to purchase beer from the local brewery. This is recorded as the first public purchase of beer. In 1503 the brewery received the first Royal Charter issued by James IV, in recognition of the fine beer produced at Tullibardine.

Although the easy access from the north and the south makes this the perfect location for distilling and brewing, the most important aspect is the plentiful supply of fresh, spring water from the surrounding Ochil Hills. These hills were formed more than 400 million years ago with layers of basalt and red sandstone, and are well known for the gold that was mined from them. The water that reaches the distillery has taken 15 years to reach the Danny Burn, which is the spring where we take our water from. This is the same water bottled by the renowned mineral water company, Highland Spring.

In 1947 William Delme Evans began converting the original brewery buildings that remained into a distillery, and in 1949 the first spirit was distilled at the newly named Tullibardine Distillery. The name in Gaelic means ‘lookout hill’, and was taken from the small medieval chapel built in 1446, which is close to the distillery.

In 1953 the distillery was sold to Brodie Hepburn, who were themselves later sold to Invergordon Distillers. For the next few decades production continued using the original two stills and maturing the spirit in sherry casks. In 1973 the capacity was increased with the addition of two more stills.

Recently Tullibardine began a new chapter in its history as in November 2011 the distillery was purchased by an independent family company already involved in the Whisky Industry. There is no doubt that the future of Tullibardine is in safe hands. With a wide portfolio of stock ranging back as far as 1952, Tullibardine is a lovely sweet, elegant and complex malt whisky.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS…

This festive season give the gift of a Balblair Vintage and receive a complimentary Limited Edition Christmas tree decoration with every purchase of a 70cl expression from our collection of award-winning Vintage Single Malt Scotch Whiskies.  Available exclusively at Independent & Specialist whisky stores throughout the UK and via our online shop while stocks last.   All that remains now is for you to select a Vintage from our collection so here’s a little inspiration…

• Balblair Vintage 2003, a perfect warming dram to sip after crisp winter walks; an every day Vintage, suited to every occasion.
• For bringing families together and enjoying cosy nights in front of the fire, select Balblair Vintage 1999 2nd Release, a special dram best served shared.
• Celebrate Christmas Day with Balblair Vintage 1999 2nd Release and savour a tipple as special as the occasion itself.
• For a dram that deserves its own toast this festive season, choose Balblair Vintage 1983 and see in the New Year with this timed to perfection dram.