Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Balblair Distillery
In or near Tain.
Balblair Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Tain · 8.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Balblair Distillery, the nearest railway station is Tain, located 8.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is IV19 1LB. Entry is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Balblair Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1790. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.8401°, -4.1810°.
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Official information
Balblair Distillery is a whisky distillery known for its rich heritage and production of single malt Scotch whisky. Visitors can learn about the whisky-making process and explore the distillery's history.
From the Wikipedia article
Balblair distillery is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1894 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line. However, so good was the original water source that the rebuilt distillery chose to ignore a nearby burn in favour of the original Ault Dearg burn. To this day, the Balblair Distillery continues to use this original water source.
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Background
History
Balblair Distillery is the oldest working distillery in the Highlands and fourth oldest in Scotland. It was officially established in 1790 by John Ross. He ran Balblair as a thriving business and in 1824 he was joined by his son, Andrew. The distillery stayed in the Ross family until 1894, when the tenancy was taken over by Alexander Cowan. Cumming ran the distillery until he retired in 1970 when he sold it to Hiram Walker. Balblair has one of the oldest archives in distilling, with the first ledger entry dated 25 January 1800. John Ross himself penned that entry, which read: “Sale to David Kirkcaldy at Ardmore, one gallon of whisky at £1.8.0d”. Balblair used to release their whisky by…
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- Coordinates
- 57.8401, -4.1810
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV19 1LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Established
- 1790
- Nearest railway station
- Tain — 8.1 km
- Official site
- www.balblair.com
Sources
- osm: w396488641 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Balblair distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Balblair.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balblair Distillery?
- Balblair Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV19 1LB).
- What is Balblair Distillery?
- Balblair Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Balblair Distillery?
- The nearest railway station is Tain, about 8.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV19 1LB.
- When was Balblair Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1790.
- Who owns Balblair Distillery?
- Balblair Distillery is owned by Inver House Distillers.
- How do I get to Balblair Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV19 1LB. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.