Distillery and Whisky News July 2022 - Lindores Abbey
Hello whisky lovers, and welcome to our July edition of Distillery and Whisky News. The weather gods have finally decided to be kind and warmer days and sunnier skies are helping to bring smiles to faces up and down the country
If you're keen to visit some of your favourite distilleries this summer, then make sure you check out the all-singing, all-dancing Plan Your Trip page at DistilleryTours.scot.
Here, you can tailor-make your own tour of Scotland's distilleries, and include whisky retailers, bars and hotels that take your fancy along the way. This can all then be downloaded to a device with directions and a route making for a pain free and well-planned trip. Sorted!
DistilleryTours Podcast - The Good Spirits Company
This month we spoke to Matthew McFadyen of The Good Spirits Company.
Matthew tells us about how his passions for interesting whiskies, spirits and wine led him and two friends to set up the business.
He also explains how the company’s three shops got through the COVID pandemic and he recalls a memorable whisky voyage to Campbelltown.
Thanks to CalMac for sponsoring the podcast - if you're visiting the islands this year check out calmac.co.uk for travel information and tourist inspiration.
Date with a Dram: Glen Ord
This month's competition is with the Glen Ord Distillery to win a bottle of their Singleton Exclusive.
Richly flavoured, vibrant and smooth with a balancing spiciness, this ageless Singleton of Glen Ord has real presence.
On the palate the texture is embracing and smoothly creamy. The taste, sweet at heart, dries gently in time. Toothsome and well balanced, it suggests fruit-laced toffee cut with warming, vibrant white pepper spice.
Competition Time!
Want to be in with a chance to win a bottle of Dream To Dram Single Malt? Simply follow DistilleryTours.scot on Facebook and share our 'Date with a Dram' post dated 1 July. The lucky winner will be chosen at random and announced in our August newsletter!
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DistilleryTours Shop - Glencairn Cufflinks
Head over to the DistilleryTours.scot shop for more details on these stunning Glencairn Glass cufflinks.
Wedding season is upon us, it seems the months of June through to August are awash with happy matrimonial occasions.
If you are looking for the perfect gift for grooms, best men and ushers then look no further - as these striking cufflinks are sure to please.
Modelled in the shape of the world's favourite whisky glass and presented in a stylish gift box, the £17 price tag is not to be sniffed at!
Venue of the month: The Globe Inn
The Globe Inn in Dumfries has a rich history that has been preserved for generations to come and enjoy after a lengthy and sympathetic refurbishment of this stunning building first established in 1610.
The Inn's history will send a shiver down your spine. Tour the rooms preserved as they would have been during the patronage of world-famous poet Robert Burns who ate, slept and held court here in his remit as local exciseman. Many original artefacts still remain and you can even sit in his chair and recite poetry where the bard once did himself.
The Globe has several private and general dining facilities. Parties can dine around Burns’ very own dining table and enjoy a seven-course extravaganza where Michelin experienced chefs prepare fresh local produce which you can enjoy with a wide range of beers, fine wines and cocktails. Or perhaps choose a dram from the whisky list which boasts over 250 bottles of malts and blends from around the world.
Find out more about The Globe Inn on its dedicated page on the DistilleryTours website.
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Distillery of the Month: Lindores Abbey
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Lindores Abbey Distillery
After a break of 523 years, spirit is once again flowing from the copper stills at Lindores Abbey. With Lindores Abbey’s widely recognised links to the earliest written reference to Scotch Whisky the team at Lindores has been learning as much as they can from the great Scottish distillers around them, past and present, to bring a very modern whisky-making approach to this ancient site.
The The Apothecary Experience sounds particularly interesting, where visitors are given the chance to get ‘hands on’ in making their own delicious version of Aqua Vitae, using herbs, spices and spirit tinctures such as cleavers, lemon verbena, douglas fir and sweet cicely, all of which grow in the distillery's gardens.
You will choose which flavours you like and will use them to make your very own Aqua Vitae Spirit – all under the watchful eye of the distillery's Apothecary. Combining the history of distilling with the science of how to produce malt spirits, you will be taken all the way through the spirit blending process.
Find out more about Lindores Abbey, their whisky and tours on their dedicated page on the DistilleryTours.scot website.
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