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Arbikie Distilling Limited,
In August 2021, the distillery began an agreement with the company EcoSpirits for distribution, to reduce the carbon emissions associated with packaging and distribution.
In December 2021, the distillery was granted £3 million through the Green Distilleries Competition to create a new hydrogen power plant at the distillery.
A new experience visitor centre is due to open in Spring 2022.
trading as
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Arbikie Distillery, is a scotch whisky, vodka and gin
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distillery
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in Inverkeilor
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, Angus
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Animals
* Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle
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, Scotland
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History
The distillery was built in 2013 on the Arbikie Highland Estate, a 2,000 acre farm owned by the Stirling family for four generations. There are earlier records of whisky production on the estate that date to 1794. The distillery is owned by Stirling brothers John, Iain and David. Production uses barley and potatoes from the estate farm. Overall, it is stated that 90% of all raw materials in the production process come from the farm.
In August 2021, the distillery began an agreement with the company EcoSpirits for distribution, to reduce the carbon emissions associated with packaging and distribution.
In December 2021, the distillery was granted £3 million through the Green Distilleries Competition to create a new hydrogen power plant at the distillery.
A new experience visitor centre is due to open in Spring 2022.
Products
The distillery uses pot and column stills from CARL of Germany to produce whisky, gin and vodka. The core gin expression is named 'Kirsty's Gin' after master distiller Kirsty Black and includes botanicals such asseaweed
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, carline thistle and Scottish blaeberry.
The distillery also produce a gin called Nàdar (nature) which is branded as climate positive in terms of environmental production. Unusually, the gin uses peas instead of wheat in production.
In 2014, the distillery produced Scotland's first commercial potato vodka
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. The vodka uses a blend of Maris Piper, King Edwards and Cultra potatoes.
In 2020, the distillery released a Highland Rye whiskey
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* American rye whiskey, which is similar to bourbon whiskey, but must be distilled from at least 51 percent rye grain
* Canadian whisky, which is often referred to as (and of ...
. On release, the rye whisky was the first commercial rye whisky produced for more than 100 years in Scotland.
References
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