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Edradour Distillery
PH16 5JP
Pitlochry
Perthshire
Scotland
Phone: +44 1796 472 095
Fax: +44 1796 472 002
Website
If not the smallest – Edradour is one of the prettiest
and original ”farm” distilleries nestling in a pocket glen in the hills above
Pitlochry in the Southern Highlands. The stills are the smallest possible as
prescribed by Excise regulations and only a few casks are produced each day. The
whisky is hand made today as it has been for over 150 years by just three men. Much
of the equipment used at the distillery has remained unchanged. The distillery
did not get electricity until 1947.
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Information about the tour at Edradour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tour in short: You'll be welcomed with a "wee dram" of
Edradour with our compliments in the Malt Barn where we'll talk you
through the history of Edradour and the whisky maker's art. Then we'll take you around the distillery
to see the traditional methods of whisky making, where you'll see
Edradour being hand-crafted today as it was in Victorian times.
Information for visiting Edradour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Travel Directions: Take the A294 from Pitlochry, through Moulin and take a right a few miles later up on a narrow single track road, signposted Edradour.
Opening Hours: 3 Jan-Feb: Mon-Sat: 10am-4pm, Sun: 12noon-4pm; 1 March-31 Oct: Mon-Sat: 9.30am-6pm: Sun-11.30am-5pm; 1 Nov-31 Dec: Mon-Sat:9.30am-4pm: Sun:11.30am-4pm. Closed Dec 25&26, Jan 1&2.
Tour Times: Last tour starts 1 hour before stated closing time.
Price admission: Tours of Scotland's smallest distillery are completely free of charge.
Shop: Yes.
Restaurant: No.
Parking: Free parking in front of distillery.
Groups: Please note that if there are more than 15 in your party, you will need to book in advance.
Photography in distillery: Yes.
Foreign visitor support: Video in French or English with German subtitles.
Disabled access: Malt barn for dram and video.
Things of interest regarding Edradour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Restaurants nearby: There are several restaurants in Pitlochry.
Things of interest: Nice view over the landscape.
Bed & breakfast and hotels nearby: Hotel in Moulin and many hotels, guesthoses and Bed and breakfasts in Pitlochry.
The whisky from Edradour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tasting notes: Edradour (10 yo) Soft notes of honey,
caramel, pepper, nuts with a hint of sherry.
The production at Edradour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Malt and malting: Independent maltsters slightly peated.
Distilling and the stills: Washstills: 1,
4000 litres. Spiritstills: 1, 2000
litres.
Watersource: Edradour Burn which flows
right through the distillery.
Barrels and casks: Sherry and some bourbon.
Bond and Warehousing: On site.
Mashing and fermentation: Mashtun: Cast iron. Washbacks: 2, Pine.
Production: 90.000 litres a year.
Distillery manager: John Reid
Owner: Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co Ltd.
The history of Edradour Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
History of the distillery: Edradour was founded in 1825 by local farmers as ‘The
Glenforres Distillery’. It was succesfull and some of them formed the ‘John
McGlashan and Company’, which later was passed into American hands until 1922,
when William Whitely took over and created the ‘Kings Ransom’, one of the most
highly regarded blends of the time. Pernod Ricard bought the distillery in 1982
and bottled the first Edradour Single Malt in 1986. The current owners, the independent
bottling company Signatory who bought Edradour in 2000, bottle as much as 90
percent of the production as single malt.
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