Bladnoch
Bladnoch was founded in 1817 by the brothers John and Thomas McClelland. The distillery is the most southern active distillery there is in Scotland. It lies right next to the river that is also called Bladnoch.
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| Scotland, Lowlands | |
| -4.460383 54.858217 | |
| Active | |
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| http://www.bladnoch.com/ |
| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Oak:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Floral:
Honey:
Floral:
Honey:
Oak:
Sherry:
Raisin:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Grass:
Raisin:
Grass:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Caramel:
Herb:
Peat Smoke:
Berries:
Berries:
Grape:
Herb:
Grape:
Barley:
Plum:
Barley:
Plum:
Cherry:
Nutmeg:
Nutmeg:
Apple:
Apple:
Almonds:
Heather:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Tropical Fruit:
Orange:
Heather:
Hay:
Oil:
Dried Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Fig:
Cinnamon:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Fig:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Clove:
Green Apple:
Clove:
Pineapple:
Green Apple:
Cherry:
Hazelnut:
Cinnamon:
Tropical Fruit:
Hazelnut:
Tobacco:
Pear:
Date:
Tobacco:
Mint:
Date:
Lime:
Ginger:
Leather:
Mint:
Ginger:
Lime:
Leather:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Wheat:
Chili:
Grapefruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Wheat:
Nuts:
Chili:
Grapefruit:
Alcohol:
Bonfire Smoke:
Pepper:
Peach:
Peach:
Pepper:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Rye:
Rye:
Salt:
Walnut:
Walnut:
Salt:
Black Currant:
Black Currant:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sherry:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Spices:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Malt:
Herbs:
Pepper:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Raisin:
Peat Smoke:
Caramel:
Pepper:
Herb:
Raisin:
Honey:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Honey:
Oil:
Orange:
Dried Fruit:
Apple:
Nutmeg:
Nutmeg:
Apple:
Nuts:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Plum:
Oil:
Dark Chocolate:
Grass:
Grass:
Dark Chocolate:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Plum:
Heather:
Heather:
Cherry:
Berries:
Grapefruit:
Grapefruit:
Hay:
Coffee:
Hay:
Pear:
Floral:
Pear:
Grape:
Floral:
Grape:
Berries:
Coffee:
Barley:
Alcohol:
Tropical Fruit:
Ginger:
Alcohol:
Ginger:
Barley:
Cherry:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Wheat:
Cake:
Green Apple:
Cake:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Lime:
Lemon Peel:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Lemon Peel:
Salt:
Kiwi:
Salt:
Lime:
Tobacco:
Hazelnut:
Tobacco:
Leather:
Hazelnut:
Coconut:
Chili:
Chili:
Melon:
Coconut:
Melon:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Black Currant:
Leather:
Medicinal Smoke:
Black Currant:
Strawberry:
Ham:
Fig:
Fig:
Strawberry:
Banana:
Mint:
Banana:
Peach:
Mint:
Medicinal Smoke:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Herb:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Herb:
Malt:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Pepper:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Grape:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Grape:
Honey:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Apple:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Berries:
Berries:
Nutmeg:
Nutmeg:
Grass:
Grass:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Lime:
Lime:
Leather:
Alcohol:
Ginger:
Plum:
Leather:
Chili:
Plum:
Raisin:
Lemon:
Ginger:
Maritime Notes:
Orange:
Orange:
Lemon:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Salt:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Maritime Notes:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Floral:
Salt:
Floral:
Heather:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Grapefruit:
Pineapple:
Cherry:
Pineapple:
Hazelnut:
Mint:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Medicinal Smoke:
Strawberry:
Hay:
Cherry:
Cake:
Mint:
Strawberry:
Raisin:
Hay:
Cake:
Blackberry:
Seaweed:
Peach:
Peach:
Blackberry:
Medicinal Smoke:
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The Whisky
The Bladnoch distillery character can be described as strong fruitiness with spices. Most of the Whiskies are matured in Sherry casks. This also adds to the fruitiness of the distillery character. It is unusual for a Lowland Whisky that it is double distilled and that sometimes peated malt is used in the production. All in all the Whiskies from Bladnoch are very interesting as they have a lot of variety.
The Bladnoch distillery is rather small and not many of the independent bottlers add Bladnoch to their ranges. But there are still enough on the market for the experts to enjoy this Scotch.
The Production
The Bladnoch distillery has an annual output of about 250,000 litres of pure alcohol. It gets its water from the local lake called Loch Ma Berry. It is one of the few active Lowland distilleries. All the production is carefully monitored as the Bladnoch distillery is a family-owned business.
The Pot Stills
Bladnoch has two stills. Both stills have a reflux bowl above the intermediate piece to separate the alcohol better and create a smoother taste.
The Malting
Bladnoch buys their malt from 'Simpsons home of good malt'. Bladnoch chooses peated and unpeated malt.
The Warehouse
The warehouses of the Bladnoch distillery are rather flat so the casks are not stored very high. This and the Southern Scottish climate, which is not as rough as in the Highlands, lets the Whisky mature in a slow way so the Whisky gets its the unique taste.
History
Bladnoch was founded in 1817 by the brothers John and Thomas McClelland. The distillery is the most southern active distillery there is in Scotland. It lies right next to the river that is also called Bladnoch. 'Bladnoch' is Gaelic and means "place of flowers". It was founded as a farming distillery and used the barley from the surrounding fields. The Bladnoch distillery changed owners very often. Since 1973 Bladnoch had three different owners, Inverhouse Distillers, Arthur Bell & Sons and the United Distillers. From 1994, the distillery was in family hands and belonged to the brothers Raymond and Colin Armstrong. In 2015, Australian entrepreneur David Prior bought the distillery and extensively renovated it. Whisky has been produced in Bladnoch again since 2017.
The Visitor Centre
The Bladnoch distillery has a guided tour and the visitor centre is open all day. After the tour you can take a sample from a wee dram.
Bladnoch Distillery Ltd
Bladnoch
Dumfries and Galloway
DG8 9AB
Tel: +44 (0)1988 402605
Email: info@bladnoch.com
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