Edradour distillery edradour is a unique, single highland malt whisky, produced in scotlands smallest distillery and hand made today as it was over 150 years ago by just three men who are devoted to the timehonoured methods of whisky making. By this time it was known as the glenforres distillery and was a small farming distillery. A tasting of the bluecoat gin family is included with an optional. Edinburgh to edradour distillery 3 ways to travel via. Bought by william whiteley, known as the dean of distillers, with the idea of preserving the distillery as it was. As the last remaining distillery of its size, visitors get a true sense of how a distillery worked in the 19th century. Take a tour of scotlands smallest distiller, the edradour. This distillery is also the smallest distillery in scotland and could be the smallest legal distillery in the world. The edradour distillery since 2005, when the kilchoman microdistillery opened on the isle of islay, edradour has no longer officially been the smallest distillery in scotland.
Be it bourbon, rye, corn, irish, or scotch, whiskey has an infamous and celebrated history from a sometimes lethal. Rome2rio makes travelling from edinburgh to edradour distillery easy. The central highlands was a hotbed of illegal distilling during this time, due to the difficulty and remoteness of the location. Find all the transport options for your trip from edinburgh to edradour distillery right here. In the valleys and glens around the edradour site, there were illegal distillers still a plenty. Book your tickets online for edradour distillery, pitlochry. This years single cask releases are five bottlings in cask strength and were matured in different wine casks. Visit edradour distillery on your trip to pitlochry or. Edradour distillery highlands single malt whisky scotch whisky order online at 9. Malt whisky distilleries in scotland whiskyinvestdirect. Edradour distillery company limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. Home to over half of scotlands distilleries, malts from these fifty or so speyside distilleries are hard to summarize, as theres a lot of flavour variety. Can i ask very briefly why you bought edradour and what then were your plans.
It has been owned by the signatory vintage scotch whisky company since 2002, and was previously owned by pernod ricard. The story of edradour and the distillery is intimately caught up in the dramatic history of the development of scotch whisky. A global history, where he shares not only his passion for the potent potable but also his. Signatory, founded in 1988, is primarily an independent. Kosar has now poured his expertise into a new book, whiskey. Edradour 10 years is the flagship malt for the edradour distillery owned by andrew symington who also owns the signatory vintage bottling company as well. The wash still had a capacity of 740 gallons 3,364 litres, and the spirit lowwines still 420 gallons 1,909 litres. Overview as the first distillery on the outer hebrides in nearly 200 years, abhainn dearg distillery. The green welly stop, a family business since 1965. Based in tyndrum at the very heart of scotland, the ideal place to stop and shop. Edradour distillery highland single malt scotch whisky. Kentucky artisan distillery kentucky bourbon distillery crestwood. Dating back to 1825, edradour, stands alone as the last stronghold of handmade single malt whisky from a farm distillery still in production today hidden in the very heart of perthshire, this picturesque little model village of edradour is steeped in a history of.
Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Book a tour at boone county distilling company to view our fully fuctional bourbon and rye whisky distillery, taste our spirits and learn our deep history. Eadar dha dhobhar, between two rivers is a highland single malt whisky distillery based in pitlochry, perthshire. See how our spirits are made, learn the history behind toms town and sample our awardwinning spirits. The third such book in the series, they also released books for their 50th and 75th anniversaries. Covering global whiskey history, this book is perfect for history buffs who want to see a new perspective on bourbon, scotch, and other whiskey. Robert kennedy, the only survivor of the original company. The distillery is refurbished in 2006, and a tasting bar added. Square brackets contain the brand name under which single malt from the distillery concerned is commonly marketed. Glens a plenty, history in abundance thats speyside. Ian henderson, distillery manager at laphroaig is put in charge of the distillery. Its owners claim it to be the smallest distillery in scotland. Tour the space, meet our talented team and learn about the history of philadelphia distilling.
The new series straight from the cask with edradour and ballechin single malt whisky is assuring attention these days. Edradour distillery pitlochry 2020 all you need to. The neat cluster of buildings at edradour distillery houses very old and traditional equipment capable of producing very limited quantities of a truly handcrafted spirit. He gives a written account of each distillery from the approach by sea or foot, through to production capacities and interesting little facts. Superb illustrations help tell an intriguing story that goes back as far as 2000 b. Edradour distillery is reputed to be the smallest distillery in scotland. Written by the editor of whisky magazine, and scotlands leading writer on the subject, its the perfect blend of anecdotes and pioneering research. Interview with andrew symington, edradour distillery. It is the smallest and most picturesque distillery in scotland and is an absolute must for whiskey connoisseurs.
The most densely populated whisky region in the world sits in a fertile valley of rivers and glens. Full of photos of distilleries old and new, and with a wealth of new information on distillery, this is the story of the processes involved in the manufacture of. That is the oldest record of whisky, or aqua vitae, to date. The excise act of 1823 was carried out but the distillery didnt register until 1825. His new book, the art of american whiskey,traces the history of surprisingly elaborate labels from the 1800s to today. He established edradour distillery company to oversee the renovation and expansion of the site and continued production of edradour as a single malt whisky. Edradour introduced a heavily peated distillation named. Its owners claim it to be the smallest distillery in scotland, but this title now belongs to strathearn distillery. Working hours approx 35 hours per week, mon to fri. Edradour distillery company limited filing history free. If its stills were any tinier, they would be deemed portable and possibly illegal. In addition to their standard edradour releases they also put out a peated whisky under the ballechin line which isnt a totally uncommon practice. The distillery is damaged in august of the same year by a flash flood. Friar john corr of lindores abbey paid duty for eight bolts of malt to make aqua vitae for king james iv in 1494.
The views and opinions expressed in the following book chapters are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the distilled spirits council or its. Contact des or lorraine on 01796 472095 for further information. The distillery started life named glenforres, changing to edradour circa 1835, then briefly changing to glenforresglenlivet in the 1920s. The main reason was to use the output for blending. Edradour single malt whisky edradour is one of the smallest distilleries in scotland. The ballechin distillery was founded in the year 1810, by a company of farmers who resided in the immediate neighbourhood, and grew all the barley used in the works. Top 10 whisky education books the spirits business. Edradours history eight local farmers set up a cooperative in 1825 with the aim of setting up a legal distillery close to the town of pitlochry. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The history of the edradour whisky distillery paperback january 1, 1800 4. Until then, this cosy image, for which it was well known, was taken advantage of by its former owners. When alfred barnard visited edradour distillery around 188586, he noted a barley barn, malt house and mill all in the same building, a mash tun of gallons 4500 litres and four washbacks capable of holding the same. One thing we can say is that theyre known for being frugal with peat and lavish.
Dont think its the smallest distillery any more but it definitely is up there as one of the cleanest. In the year 1875 it came into the hands of the present proprietors, messrs. Edradour the smallest traditional distillery in scotland. Fred minnick signs copies of his book, whiskey women, after speaking about the history of women and whiskey. The edradour whisky distillery is the smallest, longestrunning distillery in scotland and receives over 50,000 visitors a year from all over the world. The story is one of politics, taxation, social history, location, supply and demand, and sheer perseverance on the part of some. The kings ransome, one of the blends containing edradour whisky and produced by whiteley, was in the 1920s considered the worlds most and expensive whisky. Edradour scotch whisky distillery was built around 1837 and is in the highlands region of scotland. The earliest records of distilling at the edradour distillery location date back to 1823. The distillery is situated in uig, a remote western part of the isle of lewis. This page was last edited on 11 january 2019, at 20. The lowslung farm buildings contain traditional equipment mashing is in a one tonne, opentopped, rake and plough mash tun, the wort is cooled in a replica of an old mortons refrigerator, the washbacks are wooden, the tiny stills lead into worm tubs. New straight from the cask releases from edradour distillery. Liz and paul were chatting to andrew at edradour distillery, a few drams to hand.
An in depth look at edradour distillery with former master blender, iain henderson and charlie maclean. A detailed history of the north british distillery company ltd. Before whisky became synonymous with scotland, respected and prized throughout the globe, it was produced on a small scale in pot stills and illegally, mostly in the highlands. Each entry includes information on the distillerys history, the type of whisky produced, the blends contributed to and the full range of single malts, information on washes, casks, and more. The distillery itself is situated along a laneway next to a bridge. Large distilleries will typically produce edradours annual output in just a few days.
A warm welcome to edradour, world renowned as the smallest traditional distillery in scotland and arguably the most unique. Prior to the 15th century, whisky was known as uisge beatha or the water of life, believed to have medicinal properties. Production is overseen by just three men, including the distillery manager, and the distillerys output is just 12 barrels 600 gallons per week from four wash runs. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1800 please retry. A distillery tour through the old midelton distillery. Up until very recently, edradour distillery was the smallest distillery in scotland. This volume is a thorough and meticulous cataloguing of the whisky industry in scotland. This distillery is still producing whisky today with the main bottles being edradour aged 10 years. I bought edradour back in 1988, i had the signature brand at.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. New in paper whisky is widely considered the finest spirit in the worldand this is the definitive history of the water of life. As such, you should expect to drive singletrack roads to the distillery in carnish. Edradour is a little gem of a place, a sort of distillery in miniature you want to wrap up and put under the christmas tree iain banks from the book raw spirit, in search of the perfect dram when asked what is so special about edradour.
Andrew symingtons signatory company purchased edradour in 2002, since then the distillery has grown from strength to strength, and welcomes a high number of visitors throughout the year. Immerse yourself in the daily details of the mechanical. The untold story of how women saved bourbon, scotch and irish history, by fred minnock. But the official location was founded in 1825 by a collection of local farmers, who banded together to form. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Andrew symington, the owner of independent bottler signatory, purchased pitlochrys edradour distillery from french group pernod ricard in 2002. The edradour ten year is chillfiltered, a process that produces a cleaner whiskey that doesnt become cloudy when ice is added to the glass. Edradour sits in the central highlands, just southeast of the town of pitlochry, and about a half mile from the blair athol distillery, off of route a9 directly on the edradour burn. Join us for one of the finest stops on the kentucky bourbon trail craft tour. The story is one of politics, taxation, social history, location, supply and demand and sheer perseverance on the part of some.
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