Distillery and Whisky News July 2024 - GlenDronach
Hello whisky lovers, and welcome to our July edition of Distillery and Whisky News.
Well, I'd like to say summer is finally here, but sadly as I type this it is looking somewhat gloomy out there!
Regardless of the weather, we all know Scotland is the place to be for a fantastic break - be it a long weekend or something a little longer. So if you have a plan 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!
Until next time...
Distillery Of The Month: GlenDronach
GlenDronach Distillery
Nestled in the valley of Forgue, deep in the East Highland hills, is The GlenDronach. One of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, it has been creating the finest richly sherried single malts for nearly 200 years.
The GlenDronach is of true Highland style: a heavy and robust spirit, perfect for a long maturation period in sherry casks. The award-winning GlenDronach range marries the best of Highland and Spanish skill and heritage to offer whiskies of elegant, complex character with tremendous depth of taste.
At the distillery's Sherry Masterclass you can delve into the rich history of sherry cask maturation, and discover how The GlenDronach has become renowned as the sherry cask connoisseurs since 1826. Allow your taste buds to be transported to the Jerez region in Andalucia, the home of sherry, with an exploration of sherry wines and cask types.
Uncover four whiskies highlighting the range of luxurious flavours imparted throughout the maturation process, so that you too can leave a Master of Sherry.
Find out more about the GlenDronach Distillery, their whisky and their tours on their dedicated page on the DistilleryTours.scot website.
Venue of the month: The Snug at Speyside Distillery
If a trip to Speyside is on the cards this summer then make sure you visit The Snug - Speyside Distillery’s Visitor Experience in the heart of Aviemore. Visitors can experience award-winning craft spirits on a daily basis, open seven days a week.
Built in a style to reflect that of Speyside Distillery itself – old wooden beams, stone walls and a hand-crafted bar made from whisky barrel staves - you are welcomed into a cosy environment where you can browse the store for gifts, arts, crafts and spirits or treat yourself to a dram, book a tasting event or a distillery visit.
Find out more about The Snug on its dedicated page at the DistilleryTours website.
Date With A Dram: The Borders Distillery
For July's Date With A Dram competition we've teamed up with The Borders Distillery to offer you the chance to win a bottle of their WS:02 The Long & Short of It.
For this second edition of the Workshop Series, the distillers experimented with very short fermentations of 55 hours and very long ones of 150 hours - hence the name!
Competition Time!
To be in with a chance of winning a bottle of The Borders Distillery's WS:02 The Long & Short of It Single Malt simply follow DistilleryTours.scot on Facebook or Instagram 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!
Congratulations to Iain Wilson from Edinburgh who won June's competition - a bottle of Arbikie Distillery's Highland Rye Artists Limited Edition No. 1 Single Malt as well as a signed limited edition print of a dedicated artwork by Stonehaven artist, Francis Boag.
You must be 18 years old or over to enter. Please note, will never approach you for your credit card details or personal information, send you friend requests or ask you to click on a link. Please stay safe online and remember to drink responsibly.
DistilleryTours Podcast: Clydeside Distillery
In this episode we speak to Bridgeen Mullen, Visitor Centre Manager at the Clydeside Distillery in Glasgow.
In the podcast you will discover more about Glasgow’s rich history of whisky production and how the distillery plays homage to that in its tours and hear about Clydeside’s range of single malts, which draw inspiration from the distillery’s location and industrial heritage.
DistilleryTours Malt of the Month: Lagg Single Malt Kilmory Edition
For our Malt of the Month we learn more about Lagg Distillery's Single Malt Kilmory Edition.
Lagg Single Malt Kilmory Edition is the flagship Single Malt and first core range expression to be released from LAGG Distillery.
The Perfect Serve: The Blackberry Benromach
The Perfect Serve will titillate your tastebuds with a delicious whisky cocktail featured every month...
July's Perfect Serve is The Blackberry Benromach - an incredibly expressive serve created by TT Liquor bartender, Marcus Grant.
Celebrate All Things Whisky!
Join us at this year's Lomond & Clyde Whisky Festival which will take place at Helensburgh & Lomond Civic Centre on the 21st of September. We will be there with delicious whiskies for you to sample from some of the country's best-loved distilleries.
Organisers promise 'a cultural journey through national and local single malt whisky' and you can also expect gin, rum, cocktails and food. Surely the only question is, 'where do I sign up?'
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