Blair Athol distillery is a single malt whisky distillery in Scotland. It is used in Bell's whisky, and is also normally available in a 12-year-old bottling. [2] The distillery is located on the south edge of Pitlochry in Perthshire, near the River Tummel. [2] History [ edit ] Blair Castle is fortunate to have one of the best archives of any historic house in Scotland and it’s been wonderful to see the story of these fabulous bottles come to life in the archives. Whisky has always been a huge part of the history of Blair Castle and we will be building an exhibition around the bottles we keep after the auction”. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. after the Allt Dour burn the distillery draws it water from, but closed soon [ when?] after opening. [4] The distillery opened again and changed ownership to John Robertson in 1825. [3] Blair Athol’s visitors’ centre was constructed in 1987 and proudly entertains more than 80,000 tourists annually. A tour of this facility will show you how the dedicated distillers make malt whisky with locally obtained resources while you’re enjoying a taste from your dram. Getting to Blair Athol by Road

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

If you want to buy a bottle of Blair Athol here you have a selection to discover the taste of an excellent whisky.

Get to Perth-Inverness road via the A9 dual carriageway and alight at the junction where you’d see a signpost that bears the direction of Pitlochry. Travel left and get under the flyover onto the A924 which leads directly to Pitlochry. Just one mile after exiting the dual carriageway, turn to your right and there lies the distillery. BP filling station is on the right. TrainAt the Pitlochry rail station, travel left towards Athol road. At Athol road, turn right and keep going south right through the railway bridge. The distillery is located on your left just a little farther than Little Church and its entrance is just 250yards out. Flight Blair Athol changed hands several times during the 1800s and eventually closed in 1932. A year later the distillery was acquired by Arthur Bell and Sons and today as much as 95% of the outturn is bourbon-matured and used in Bell’s blended products. The whisky boasts a swift maturation and the remaining five or so percent of spirit is aged in sherry casks and sold as single malt, mostly by independent bottlers.