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Bladnoch Distillery
DG8 9AB
Bladnoch
Wigtown
Scotland
Phone: (01988) 402605
Website
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Bladnoch Distillery is Scotlands most southerly
distillery, situated on the south coast of Lowland and a 40 minutes drive from
the ferries of Ireland. Right by the Bladnoch River, in the fine stone and
slate buildings with its pagoda tower, production started in 2000 after being
silent since 1993. The new batches of whisky distilled under the new owner
Raymond Armstrong will be available on the market around 2012. However many
bottlings from selected mature casks are for sale.
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Information about the tour at Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tour in short: Bladnoch is an unspoilt traditional distillery full of spectacles and interest (visit their site to see what's going on). The distillery tour and the shop are well worth a visit. View the
whisky making process first hand - from the milling of barley to
the placing in casks.
Information for visiting Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Travel Directions: From Newton Stewart take the A714 to Wigtown. Just before you get to Wigtown you bear right on to the A746. Bladnoch distillery is situated just before the bridge across the River Bladnoch.
Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm. Open Easter to end October. Open Bank Holiday week ends and all weekends in July & August Saturday 11am - 5 PM Sunday 12 noon - 5 PM.
Tour Times: Guided tours are available throughout the day.
Price admission: Guided tours for £3.
Shop: One of the best Gift Shops in the area with examples of local crafts, good quality Scottish woollen goods and all at attractive prices.
Restaurant: No. Bladnoch Inn across the road.
Parking: Free parking.
Groups: By appointement.
Photography in distillery: Yes.
Foreign visitor support: Leaflets in French, German and Italian.
Disabled access: Ok almost everywhere.
Things of interest regarding Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Restaurants nearby: Picnic tables by the river. Bladnoch Inn across the road.
Things of interest: Close by are many fascinating places to visit, from Megalithic remains to the recently launched Wigtown Book Town of Scotland. Or just take a walk by the river or Collard Wood with its wild orchids. Journey along the River Bladnoch - A photographic journey along the River Bladnoch, from its beginnings at Loch Maberry to Bladnoch Distillery at Bladnoch Bridge. Torhouse Stone Circle - A notable prehistoric circle right by the road. Baldoon Castle - Some ruins
associated with the story drawn on by the opera, Lucia di Lammermoor. Cairnholy Cairns -Prehistoric
chambered burial cairns.
Wigtown Scotland's National Book
Town
Bed & breakfast and hotels nearby: Bladnoch has a camping!
The whisky from Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Tasting notes: Bladnoch (10 years 43%) Medium
bodied with notes of fruit and peat.
The production at Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
Malt and malting: Lightly peated from Simpsons of Berwick.
Distilling and the stills: Washstills: 1. Spiritstills: 1, long neck.
Watersource: Bladnoch River.
Barrels and casks: Bourbon and sherry.
Bond and Warehousing: Traditional warehouses on site.
Mashing and fermentation: Mashtun: Stainless steel. Washbacks: 6, Oregon Pine.
Production: 2-3 million litres a year.
Distillery manager: Raymond Armstrong.
Owner: Raymond Armstrong.
The history of Bladnoch Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery
History of the distillery: Bladnoch distillery was family owned for more than a
hundred years until it was closed in 1938 due to a general decrease in demand. Some
of the stills were sold and two of them is allegedly still in use to make
Absolut Vodka! New stills were installed in 1956 and used by the blending
company McGown & Cameron who ran the distillery until 1973. After some
changes in ownership the distillery was closed down in 1993.
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