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How To Start Your Own Whisky Distillery In Five Steps

The Campbeltown region. 🥃 It’s tiny. In fact, it’s the smallest of the 5 Scotch whisky producing regions, but once a thriving hub of Scotch whisky production. Where is Campbeltown? The Campbeltown region is located by the Campbeltown Loch on the remote Kintyre peninsula of western Scotland. How many distilleries belong in the Campbeltown region? Three. Sorry, three? 😲 Yes, you read that correctly. They are Springbank Distillers Ltd, Glen Scotia and Glengyle Distillery. Why is the Campbeltown region so small? It once was a thriving region of whisky production with more than 30 distilleries in the area. However, the effects of WW1 and WW2 as well as the American prohibition took its toll on the region and distilleries struggled to continue. For many years, the region’s distilleries amounted to just two – Glen Scotia and Springbank - but in November 2000 Glengyle (which had originally closed in 1925) re-opened its doors, producing whisky under the name of Kilkerrin. Are any other distilleries set to open? Yes, Witchburn Distillery, Dal Riata Distillery, and The Machrihanish Distillery are set to open in the coming years. Does Campbeltown whisky have a particular flavour profile? Not really. It produces whisky that encompasses many different flavour profiles from fruit to spice and even a bit of smokiness. Can I visit? Definitely. In fact, it’s a great region to visit. A visit to one of the distilleries is like stepping back in time 150 years, as little has changed in terms of production methods since then. In fact, Springbank even has a malting floor, which is a very rare thing these days. Any festivals I should know about? Yes, every year in May the town hosts the Campbeltown Malts Festival where the distilleries, and Wm Cadenhead Ltd (Scotland’s oldest independent bottler) throw open their doors for tours, masterclasses, live music and special bottlings. Are you a fan of Campbeltown whisky? Have you visited before? Let me know in the comments. 💫 FOLLOW me for more whisky-related insights. 🔗 CONNECT with me if you are interested in content for your business, brand or website. #whisky #scotchwhisky #scotland

🎉Happy International Whisk(e)y Day to all those who appreciate a good whisky, recognize it and know how to enjoy it. And best wishes to producers and master distillers all over the world that successfully overcome the challenges every day, constantly exploit their creativity to give new edges to the products and significantly contribute to the development of the quality whisk(e)y community and industry. Our journey with Carpathian Single Malt Whisky was not easy, the project didn’t take shape overnight and not everybody believed that we will succeed. But we did succeed and that happened very quickly after the release. The overwhelming positive feedback of our consumers and industry experts, the international awards, the events that we have organized all over the world, the high number of expressions that we have released so far, are all part of this success. ❕Highland Peak and Highland Mountain are also successful brands in our portfolio, inspired by the beauty and natural resources of the mountains as well. But today, I want to share with you a video that illustrates the journey of Carpathian Single Malt Whisky so far, speaks about the passion of our team and shows the enthusiasm of those that have tasted it. I hope our story will inspire others who have a dream, but haven’t had the courage to pursue it yet, to make the first step. Dream big, take action and ignore the background noise! That's what we did and that's why we're here now. 💡And keep following us, because we will soon unveil and new single malt whisky! 🥃Cheers! #romaniasfirstsinglemaltwhisky #carpathiansinglemalt #internationalwhiskeyday #alexandrionsaberdistillery1789 #romanianbarley #romanianwater #carpathianmountains

How To Start Your Own Whisky Distillery In Five Steps

How To Start Your Own Whisky Distillery In Five Steps

A whisky region in Scotland is defined as an area with at least three whisky distilleries. Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre (also known because of a certain song) has three distilleries and is therefore one of the five whisky regions. The other four being Lowlands, Highlands, Speyside (as valley in the Highlands) and the Isle of Islay (which

A whisky region in Scotland is defined as an area with at least three whisky distilleries. Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre (also known because of a certain song) has three distilleries and is therefore one of the five whisky regions. The other four being Lowlands, Highlands, Speyside (as valley in the Highlands) and the Isle of Islay (which

A whisky region in Scotland is defined as an area with at least three whisky distilleries. Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre (also known because of a certain song) has three distilleries and is therefore one of the five whisky regions. The other four being Lowlands, Highlands, Speyside (as valley in the Highlands) and the Isle of Islay (which

What is the oldest Scotch Whisky distillery? We've all heard many different claims, but which are actually true? Iain Russell has done the research to find out. Check out his detailed analysis of the different claims surrounding the age of Scotch Whisky distilleries. Learn about the history and credibility of each claim. You might be surprised by what you discover! #ScotchWhisky #WhiskyDistillery #OldestDistillery

A whisky region in Scotland is defined as an area with at least three whisky distilleries. Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre (also known because of a certain song) has three distilleries and is therefore one of the five whisky regions. The other four being Lowlands, Highlands, Speyside (as valley in the Highlands) and the Isle of Islay (which