Fairly basic website at present with details of whiskies and some historical details of the distillery.
The former Bladnoch Forum whisky related blog has now transferred to a new site under Raymond Armstrong's name. VisitingDistillery not currently open to the public - plan to re-open "end 2018"
My first visit to Bladnoch Distillery was in May 2005 and I was fortunate enough to bump into then owner, Raymond Armstrong while I was waiting for the normal tour to start, and got a personalised tour with him instead! Vital Stats
Raymond Armstrong revived the distillery when he bought it from UDV (now Diageo) with the intention of using the site for housing, but fortunately changed his mind and agreed a change in the terms of the sale, to allow production of 100,000 litres a year to re-commence.
Bladnoch is the most southerly distillery in Scotland. The distillery went into liquidation in 2014, but was re-opened in 2017. Wikipedia, WhiskyMerchants.co.uk scotchwhisky.com Interesting but out of date: Malt Madness, Undiscovered Scotland |
Getting ThereClick the map's Google logo to go to Google Maps - for Directions, Street View etc.
Open Cycle Map Bing Map Annandale Girvan Ailsa Bay Distilleries Lowland Distilleries Bladnoch Distillery is about a mile south of Wigtown on the A714 at the bridge over the River Bladnoch. Nearest stations - Barrhill (BRL) (26 miles) (Live Train Times) or Stranraer (STR) (26 miles) (Live Train Times). National Cycle Route 73 passes/will pass the Distillery when completed. RangeCurrent range - Samsara, 46.6%, sold as NAS, but website says "minimum 8yo, but with some rare, older whiskies", which sounds like the definition of an 8yo; Adela, 46.7%, (15yo) matured in oloroso casks; Talia, 49.2% (25yo) finished in new oak. There has also been a 25yo Port finish release. Some bottles from the rpevious ownership may still be around. Bottles of Flora and Fauna 10yo from the Diageo days are becoming increasingly rare - and expensive.
Independent bottlings of Bladnoch are also available. RMW TWE MoM CyclingNearest Cycle shops: Newton Stewart (8 miles)
Kirkcowan Cycles Old Red Cross Hall ,Victoria Lane 01671 401529 Palnure: (10 miles) the break pad Kirroughtree Visitors Centre, Forest Drive 01671 401303 Stranraer (27 miles): NAK Cycles 10a Hanover Street 01776 258763/07596 634099 |
Photos on this page were taken by me. Click on photo to enlarge. Full size versions of all my photos of Bladnoch Distillery are available on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157627472654939/
Drambusters 2011 pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157628272330337
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157627472654939/
Drambusters 2011 pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins/sets/72157628272330337