Bookings go stay at The Cairn Distillery
The wait is lastly over for the local people and whisky lovers with The Cairn Distillery opening its doorways to the general public from Monday 17th October.
From at the moment, bookings may be made on-line for guests to expertise the first new distillery to be constructed within the Cairngorms Nationwide Park for greater than a century.
Moray based mostly household enterprise, Gordon & MacPhail first unveiled their plans for a distillery at Craggan, close to Grantown-on-Spey, in 2018, with planning permission granted in 2019.
Managing Director at Gordon & MacPhail, Ewen Waterproof coat, defined: “After a few years of preparation, planning and development we stay up for lastly opening the doorways to members of the general public, and particularly the local people, who’ve been so supportive because the venture was first introduced.
“Having secured such a wonderful and awe-inspiring location overlooking the River Spey in direction of the Cairngorms, we wished to create a constructing which enhances the majesty of the atmosphere. We’re delighted with the consequence, and we stay up for sharing it with guests from everywhere in the world.”
The brand new distillery goals to construct on Gordon & MacPhail’s 127-year heritage of manufacturing distinctive Scotch whisky to encourage future generations. With magnificent views of its gorgeous location simply outdoors Grantown-on-Spey, guests can select from a collection of immersive experiences, every culminating in a whisky tasting in The Discovery Room. With floor-to-ceiling home windows, the room offers a shocking backdrop for guests as they style the longer term at the moment: blended malt whiskies created to provide a way of notes, flavours and aromas that will probably be seen within the character of single malts that will probably be launched from The Cairn Distillery within the 2030s.
These sherry cask-matured, unpeated expressions are being launched underneath the brand new CRN57 model (the distillery sits on 57 levels latitude from the equator), with 70cl bottlings accessible completely to those that tour the distillery. The oldest expression within the CRN57 vary, a 70-12 months-Outdated, is offered in a shocking crystal decanter and is the oldest blended malt whisky on this planet.
Nestled on the banks of the river Spey on the northern frontier of the Cairngorms Nationwide Park, each element of The Cairn Distillery has been thought-about to create a outstanding construction that’s reflective of its atmosphere. From its sedum roof which inspires insect life to thrive, to the Caithness stone pathways, each facet is designed to respect the pure shapes and hues round it. Reforestation tasks are additionally underway to encourage native species and specific care has been taken to encourage the native inhabitants of uncommon goldeneye geese.
Meals can also be completely accessible to those that take a tour at The Gathering which gives tapas-style plates of the best Scottish produce designed as the right accompaniment to an expertise like no different.
Open seven days per week all 12 months spherical, customer experiences begin at £25, with three choices accessible:
THE EXPLORER EXPERIENCE (£25 / approx. 60 minutes)
Guests be taught concerning the 127-year journey from 1895 to The Cairn opening its doorways adopted by an awe-inspiring movie about its gorgeous location. A visit round the spirit manufacturing course of is then adopted by an absorbing foray via the artwork of maturation earlier than tasting
drams of the CRN57 12-12 months-Outdated, and 18-12 months-Outdated blended malts, accessible nowhere else on this planet.
THE ADVENTURER EXPERIENCE (£60 / approx. 90 minutes)
Designed for guests with that further sense of journey, this expertise follows within the steps of the Explorertour, but additionally features a dram of the 25-Years-Outdated blended malt in addition to a number of dishes ready to enhance the whisky at The Gathering utilizing domestically sourced produce of remarkable high quality.
THE VOYAGER EXPERIENCE (£350 / 120 minutes)
Reserved for these prepared to push the boundaries of exploration, Voyagers undertake a full, far-reaching whisky expedition rounded off by a really particular tasting expertise.
Voyagers are personally guided across the manufacturing course of by our distiller, readily available to discover each element, with prolonged time for questions. Within the Discovery Room, Voyagers are capable of get pleasure from all six drams from the total CRN57 vary, from 12-Years-Outdated as much as 70-Years-Outdated. A full vary of small dishes from The Gathering are additionally accessible. (Driving packs accessible for these unlucky sufficient to be behind the wheel).
Tickets for the Explorer and Adventurer experiences may be booked on-line at thecairndistillery.com. These wishing to go the additional mile and benefit from the Voyager expertise ought to e-mail data@thecairndistillery.com or name 01479 816543
and preparations will probably be made to their particular necessities, topic to availability.
To ebook your journey to The Cairn Distillery, please go to: thecairndistillery.com
Notes
Gordon & MacPhail is a family-owned premium spirits firm based mostly in Elgin, Scotland. Proprietor of Scotch whisky distilleries, Benromach and The Cairn, Gordon & MacPhail can also be a Scotch whisky maturation professional, the proprietor of Scottish Gin model, Pink Door and the operator of a wholesale enterprise in the UK promoting premium Scotch whiskies and spirits, together with a high-quality retail outlet.
The corporate owns Benromach Distillery positioned in Forres in Moray. Benromach Single Malt Scotch Whisky is hand made utilizing conventional strategies by a small group of distillers utilizing the best Scottish barley and the purest spring water from the close by Romach Hills. The multi award-winning portfolio of single malts is loved by whisky drinkers worldwide.
The corporate launched Pink Door in the summertime of 2018. Created at Benromach Distillery, this award profitable, small batch Scottish gin now types a strategic a part of the corporate’s product portfolio.
Work commenced in July 2020 on The Cairn, the corporate’s second distillery, overlooking the River Spey in direction of the Cairngorms. The brand new web site will add additional distillation capability and model possession to the corporate’s asset base and is a key a part of the plans to proceed constructing a long-term sustainable enterprise. A high-quality customer expertise providing excursions and tastings will even appeal to guests from around the globe.
Because the founding of the enterprise in 1895, Gordon & MacPhail has despatched casks to Scotch whisky distilleries all through Scotland to be stuffed with new-make spirit, earlier than being left to mature for a few years both on the distillery or of their bonded warehouses in Elgin. The Gordon & MacPhail portfolio gives a number of the world’s rarest and most sought-after Single Malt Scotch Whiskies to discerning whisky drinkers globally.
The corporate’s wholesale enterprise serves clients all through the UK promoting Benromach Single Malt, Pink Door gin and Gordon & MacPhail whiskies into the on and off commerce. The enterprise additionally completely represents various ‘distributor’ manufacturers and shares premium whiskies and spirits.
The retail store in Elgin stays the ‘religious house’ of the enterprise, 127 years after it was first established in 1895. The store is house to a big collection of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies and is a vacation spot for a lot of whisky aficionados from around the globe.
