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Bladnoch Distillery (Wigtown)

 

Description: Bladnoch Distillery / Bladnoch / Wigtown / Scotland / DG8 9AB / Tel: (01988) 402605. / Situated on the banks of the ... more
Bladnoch Distillery (Wigtown) ... River Bladnoch, the Distillery and Visitors Centre has one of the best Gift Shops in the area with examples of local crafts, good quality Scottish woollen goods and all at attractive prices. Single malt Scotch whisky distillery in south west Scotland. The distillery was founded by John and Thomas McClelland in 1817 and during the period 1823 - 1826 produced 28,956 gallons of whisky, an average of 7,239 gallons per annum, and in the year 1826 - 1827 this had risen to 9,792 gallons.

Newest Review: ... straight away. Tours take about 45 minutes so if you don’t drop as lucky as we did you can browse around the gift shop until ... more

 ... the next one. We simply handed over the fee though and headed straight off without any waiting at all – result! The tour costs £3.00 each and includes a guided history tour of the distillery and how whisky is made and a generous taster of the end result. ~~~WHAT IS THERE TO SEE? The distillery is housed in a lovely slate and stone structure which dates from 1817. The visitor centre and gift shop are free to enter and you are not obliged to go on the tour. You can freely browse in the shop and walk out into the ...more

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Premium Review Bladnoch Distillery (Wigtown): Whisky Galore! (1349 words)
by tange - written on 10.08.07 (Very useful, 163 readings)
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During our trip to Scotland in June this year we went out on a few day trips. One of these was to a distillery nearby. Over the past couple of years we have visited quite a few different breweries, so we thought it would be nice to go to distillery to see the difference between producing beer and whisky. The area we were staying in, Dumfries and Galloway, isn’t as well known for whisky making as other areas in Scotland, but we did find one this far south. The particular distillery we ended up in was Bladnoch. ~~~WHERE IS BLADNOCH DISTILLERY? Bladnoch is located by the side of the River Bladnoch, the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland. As I ...

 
 
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