Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre
In or near Tain.
Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre — 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 · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre, the nearest railway station is Tain, located 1.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is IV19 1PZ. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1843. Opening hours: Jun-Aug 10:00-17:00; Sep-May Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Dec 22-Jan 08 off. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 57.8242°, -4.0729°.
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Official information
Glenmorangie Distillery offers visitors a chance to explore the world of single malt whisky. Guests can take guided tours to learn about the whisky-making process and enjoy tastings in a newly designed visitor centre.
From the Wikipedia article
Glenmorangie distillery (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: ; the toponym is believed to derive from either Gaelic Gleann Mòr na Sìth "vale of tranquillity" or Gleann Mór-innse "vale of big meadows") is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd (a subsidiary of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy), whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie is categorised as a Highland distillery and boasts the tallest stills in Scotland. It is available in Original, 18-, and 25-year-old bottlings, special cask bottlings, cask finishes, extra matured bottlings, and a range of special edition bottlings.
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Background
History
Legends tell that alcoholic beverages of one kind or another were produced in and around Tain since the Middle Ages. According to the Glenmorangie Company, the earliest record of the production of alcohol at Morangie Farm is dated 1703. In the 1730s a brewery was built on the site that shared the farm's water source, the Tarlogie Spring. A former distillery manager at Balblair, William Matheson, acquired the farm in 1843 and converted the Morangie brewery to a distillery, equipped with two-second hand gin stills. The Macdonald family would retain control of the company for almost 90 years. Following the change of ownership, the Glenmorangie product line was rebranded to increase its appeal…
Visiting
Jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth released an album named The Sixteen Men of Tain in 2000. In the 1986 film Highlander, Conner MacLeod, played by Christopher Lambert, orders a "double Glenmorangie on the rocks."
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 57.8242, -4.0729
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV19 1PZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Phone
- 01862 892477
- Established
- 1843
- Nearest railway station
- Tain — 1.6 km
- Opening
- June - August: Monday - Sunday, September - May: Monday - Friday; closed for two weeks over Christmas and New Year
- Official site
- www.glenmorangie.com
Sources
- osm: w154873666 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Glenmorangie distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glenmorangie Distillery.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre?
- Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV19 1PZ).
- What is Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre?
- Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre — Whisky/spirit distillery.
- How do I get to Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Tain, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV19 1PZ.
- When was Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre built?
- Built or established in 1843.
- Who owns Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre?
- Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy.
- How do I get to Glenmorangie Distillery and Visitor Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Tain, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV19 1PZ.