LAYING THE SEED FOR THE FUTURE OF WHISKY MAKING
IN THE GARDEN OF SCOTLAND
Progressive whisky makers Fettercairn Distillery unveil a visionary programme
with native farming group within the North-East of Scotland
Fettercairn Distillery, alongside founding companions Bairds Malt, final week celebrated in launching the brand new Fettercairn 200 Membership – a visionary, long-term partnership with Northeast barley farmers all inside a 50 miles radius of the distillery. Companions are all located within the native Aberdeenshire farming group on the doorstep of the Highland Single Malt Distillery.
As of this yr members of the 200 Membership have dedicated to supplying the distillery with 100% of the barley required to provide Fettercairn Single Malt whisky, making certain finish to finish transparency of the very best high quality regionally sourced barley. The launch of the 200 Membership is the most recent step within the Highland distillery’s quest to grasp its land administration imaginative and prescient for the following 100 years, finally enabling the manufacturing of its personal single origin Single Malt whisky.
The partnership marks the start of a mutual relationship between the whisky makers and farmers for generations to return. In keeping with ambition for higher transparency throughout the business, Bairds Malt are founding companions of the membership, serving to nurture the connection between distillery, the land and its guardians that may outline the long run for whisky made by Fettercairn. As the connection between the distillery and farmers strengthen, so too does the potential for innovation and experimentation in future releases.
The celebration additionally marks the reopening of the favored distillery customer centre, following closure because of the pandemic, and up to date redevelopment of the customer services. The attractive new customer centre has been upgraded to offer a singular expertise for these eager to find extra about Fettercairn and consists of an iconic new sculpture – Forest Move – from acclaimed environmental artist Rob Mulholland, now a brand new function of the distillery customer expertise.
These developments observe on from the disclosing of the Fettercairn Forest final yr which noticed over 13,000 sessile Quercus petraea and Quercus robur oak saplings planted subsequent to the distillery on the historic 8,500-acre Fasque Property, representing a wider dedication by house owners Whyte & Mackay to develop a sustainable future for responsibly sourced Scottish oak.
Stewart Walker, Distillery Supervisor at Fettercairn Distillery stated:
“We discuss being progressive and defying conference and the 200 Membership actually helps this dedication. Working with native farmers not solely helps our important group, but additionally ensures the very best high quality of regionally equipped barley is utilized in our distinctive distillation course of whereas actually cementing our relationship with the land. We’re delighted to be trying to the long run so positively and at this time is a landmark for the way forward for Fettercairn, we can not wait to welcome our companions and guests again to the distillery.”
Talking on the occasion Nikki Cumming, Senior Model Supervisor stated:
“This can be a actually special occasion for us right here on the distillery as a possibility to thank the native farming group. At Fettercairn we prefer to say the following 100 years are as necessary because the previous. This initiative can be a true testomony to this by laying the foundations and cementing relationships for future generations of whisky makers and farmers to return.”
Charlie Strang Metal operates Sluie farm in Aberdeenshire lower than 15 miles from Fettercairn, the place his household has been farming for 3 generations in each beef and arable within the form of wheat, oats and barley. He believes the time is true for this new initiative.
“It’s actually necessary to have the Distillery utilizing Scottish barley from among the wonderful farms within the space, relatively than taking it throughout the border or in a ship from elsewhere. We’re capable of farm to a really excessive customary in Scottish high quality assured crops particularly as increasingly individuals are searching for native produce. Scottish whisky ought to use Scottish barley – it’s so simple as that for me and it’s nice to help native individuals and enterprise,” he stated.
David Innes and his son Matthew farm 560 acres at Mains of Fordoun farm rising spring barley, wheat and winter barley, oil seed rape and seed potatoes.
“We’re fairly proud that we’re supplying the Distillery – it’s good to know that Fettercairn is utilizing grain coming from the speedy space – true to its nature and the placement. We love the concept that for those who give somebody a bottle of whisky, you may inform them you helped develop the barley, the uncooked materials. Numerous the time farmers like us don’t actually know the place our barley finally ends up – this completes the circle in a very pleasing means and we all know we’re supporting the native financial system too,” he stated.
The Fettercairn 200 Membership and the dedication the highland distillery has made to working with native companies and Scottish landowners, suggests the whisky makers are decided of their development in the direction of a holistic future the place whisky makers, farmers and landowners work collaboratively in each step of the whisky making journey, from grain to glass.
About Fettercairn
Pushed by an enlightened ethos on the coronary heart of our distilling philosophy since 1824, at this time Fettercairn Distillery lives by a long-standing dedication to unfettered considering.
We’re not like different distilleries and we’ve by no means been afraid to tread our personal path. It’s solely by defying conference, custom and expectation, we are able to undertake an enlightened and progressive method. Take our cooling ring, our residence grown Scottish oak and single property whiskies, the particular collaboration with 200 native farmers, the Warehouse 2 Assortment. And never forgetting the unicorn on our bottle!
Our imaginative and prescient is future dealing with, so we don’t have to look again to maneuver ahead. However finally, all of this results in an unwavering dedication to a affluent and sustainable future for whisky making.
We’re Fettercairn; the house of enlightened whisky making.
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