点评:Big fan of Glen Turret single malt which I only discovered a few years ago
Staying at Gleneagles hotel and discovered by chance that the glenturret distillery was only about a 15 minute drive away so we decided to take it in
Glad we did
The tour was hugely informative
Oldest distillery in Scotland it turns out
The reason I’d never heard of it was it didn’t exist as a single malt brand until 2019 when the distillery was bought by Lalique (the glass makers) I discovered, Before that it had solely provided its whiskey to be blended in famous grouse - which is criminal!
Famous grouses loss is definitely our gain! Lovely whiskey
The distillery itself is very small and very traditional - you really got close up to the process on the tour
Andrew our guide was very interesting and quite humorous
I really liked how he went into quite scientific detail about the process and the impact of peat on the flavour - really informative and passionate
Bought a bottle o 12 year old malt in the shop at the end which is a whiskey lovers haven
I think one of the things that sets glenturret apart is its beautiful art deco style bottle - which makes sense given the link to Lalique (which I hadn’t known)
They also have a two star Michelin restaurant on site, one of only 2 in Scotland, the other being the Andrew Fairlie up at Gleneagles where we were eating that night!
I will definitely come back to try this one though
Very good value tour for £20
翻译:我非常喜欢格兰特瑞特单一麦芽威士忌,几年前才发现它。
我们住在格伦伊格尔斯酒店,偶然发现格兰特瑞特酒厂离酒店只有15分钟车程,于是决定去参观一下。
真是太明智了!
参观过程信息量非常大。
原来它是苏格兰最古老的酒厂。
我之前从未听说过它,是因为直到2019年酒厂被莱俪(玻璃制造商)收购后,它才以单一麦芽威士忌品牌的形式存在。在此之前,它只为名牌威士忌(Famous Grouse)提供原酒进行调配——这简直太可惜了!
名牌威士忌的损失,绝对是我们的收获!很棒的威士忌
酒厂本身规模很小,而且非常传统——参观过程中,你真的可以近距离了解整个酿造过程。
我们的导游安德鲁非常有趣,也很幽默。
我特别喜欢他用科学的语言详细讲解酿造过程以及泥煤对风味的影响——他讲解得既博学又充满热情。
参观结束后,我在商店里买了一瓶12年陈酿的麦芽威士忌,那里简直是威士忌爱好者的天堂。
我认为格兰图雷特威士忌的独特之处在于它精美的装饰艺术风格酒瓶——考虑到它与莱俪的渊源(我之前并不知道),这一点也就不难理解了。
酒厂内还设有一家米其林二星餐厅,这是苏格兰仅有的两家之一,另一家是格伦伊格尔斯酒店的安德鲁·费尔利餐厅,我们那天晚上就在那里用餐!
我一定会再来品尝这家酒厂的威士忌。
20英镑的参观费用非常划算。