the pancake parlour is an australian family-owned pancake restaurant chain , serving sweet and savoury pancakes and crepes with locations in victoria and the act .

the first pancake parlour restaurant opened in gilbert place , adelaide on 15 may 1965 as " the pancake kitchen " and is still is in operation today as " the original pancake kitchen " .

the first restaurant was established by roger meadmore and allen and helen trachsel .

the trachsels moved to melbourne opening " the pancake parlour " in market lane in 1969 , whilst meadmore moved to sydney and on 17 august 1975 opened " pancakes on the rocks " .

in 1985 the company expanded opening a store in canberra .

there are eleven melbourne restaurants , with the doncaster , highpoint and malvern east restaurants open 24 hours a day .

pancake parlour also serve fish , chicken , salads and scotch fillet steak as well as other breakfast dishes .

founders meadmore and the trachsels , as well as the current chief executive officer , simon meadmore , are church of scientology members .

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pancake parlour <EOT> the official twitter account of the pancake parlour - a melbourne family business providing a unique tweating experience .

still family - owned and operated , the pancake parlour is a melbourne institution that’s celebrating its 50 th anniversary this year .

i had breakfast at the pancake parlour at melbourne central today the young staff member who served us was exceptionally well mannered and polite on her first day at the job credit to her to her restaurant and to the pancake parlour itself would recommend . . .

i ' ve never eaten a pancake that is so delicious . when paired with the butter ice cream which melts into the pancake , it makes the pancake even more yummy . we order the potato and cheese pancake with other pancake options , all the breakfast are nice .

financial circumstances meant we had to start in adelaide , but we finally returned home and opened up at 4 market lane . we called it the pancake parlour , as the pancake kitchen was already registered at the time .

we visited pancake parlour for dinner on a monday night . it was quiet , service was good and super fast , and the meals were delicious . loved the cheese kransky and potato pancakes . would recommend to others wanting pancake based meals .

fountain gate opened with a newer style look and our most expensive restaurant ( at the time ) . we started to look at new design elements that people still associate with the pancake parlour .

it’s half a century since the founders of the pancake parlour first wowed aussie diners with fresh , delicious pancakes but age has not wearied the melbourne dining institution whose charm and innovative strategies continue to drive its success .

if you’re from melbourne the name the pancake parlour and its lovely ! lady logo will be very familiar . and it’s likely you’ll have fond memories of good times had in its restaurants surrounded by its whimsical décor .

the eastern corridor of melbourne is now a pancake haven . pancakes ‘n’ movies was a hit .

the company’s family values combined with the owners’ keen ability to connect with customers and continue to innovate to meet their changing needs and behaviour is at the heart of the pancake parlour’s long - running success , according to managing director mandy david .

one of our bold new ideas was to take pancakes to the people . long before food trucks , we built the pancake parlour party machine , which could be towed to any location and a staff member would cook for guests . should we open a food truck ?

a single buttermilk pancake with ice cream , chocolate fudge and 100’s & 1000’s . plus your choice of drink .

the pancake parlour’s commitment to innovation is also evident in its strategic use of social media , which it’s embraced as an invaluable tool to connect with customers . david says social media , particularly facebook where it has more than 300 , 000 fans , has been key to its ongoing success .

i love the pancake parlour . i visit my local one regularly and thoroughly enjoy their food . and after a night out drinking , it ' s a great way to end a night . we called in primarily as we wanted food but also we had about an hour . . .

my friends and i have just come from the pancake parlour for breakfast . 1hr wait for food , overly priced orange juice , and mediocre food , which is being generous . to top this off , we witnessed a mouse casually walking across the floor . when going to pay . . .

a friend and i decided to try pancake parlour for the first time this morning for brekky . to be honest , it wasn ' t that great . the food was goodish but the overall atmosphere was lacking . the 1 male staff member serving customers was average . we ordered . . .

our highly acclaimed potato pancake with a crust of golden melting cheese , topped with whipped butter and served with a side salad .

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david adds that the transition to the second generation with simon meadmore becoming ceo in 2003 was a key milestone in the company’s evolution . meadmore’s strategy of “gentle reinvigoration” has included a re - design of its branding and architectural look and upgrades to restaurants , as well as the rollout of new showcase restaurants built on the classic décors associated with the pancake parlour .

today , the pancake parlour employs about 800 people , with a turnover of $ 40 million and 12 sites . all are in melbourne , in the cbd and suburbs , apart from two licensee - run operations in ballarat and canberra . two new restaurants are poised to open in july in melbourne shopping centres at werribee and knox , and sights are on another opening this year .

“he moved us into a period of growth and sustainability , but at the same time treasuring all the things that made it an institution . the pancake parlour has always been very whimsical , a bit victoriana , and simon brought that whimsical look into the current century . he’s retained our legacy but moved it into a different updated arena , so it’s continued to appeal and stay relevant . ”

whilst working as a founder of the hubbard association of scientologisdts international ( the hasi ) i spent 6 months studying in auckland . it was after my return from nz that helen and i married . we had a boy and a girl , simon and samantha , and ten great years together . during this time we opened the pancake kitchen , adelaide , in gilbert place , and later the pancake parlour in melbourne off bourke street and after we split up , many others around melbourne and australia – even one in tokyo which i believe is still going .

helen and i got the idea of pancakes driving down to florida in a borrowed volkswagen in 1959 . it took a few years to make the money to start what became a very successful chain of restaurants , all australian owned and few of franchised , most of which failed . it’s funny , you only have 3000 little things to do to run a successful pancake parlour – but asll of them though simple are essential .

it takes 2 to taco . our new pancake tacos have taken the sweet - savoury romance to a new level . tag a friend who needs to try this with you urltoken

let ' s taco ' bout our brand - new pancake tacos ! pancakes , crispy bacon and jazzed up with house - made salsa - it ' s a handful of deliciousness . urltoken

butterflied chicken breast crumbed with japanese style breadcrumbs on a buckwheat pancake served italian - style with a slice of ham , melting cheese and our napoli sauce . served with a side salad .

our pancake and crepe choices are house - made from fresh , local ingredients . our eggs are free - range and chicken is chemical - free . vegan and gluten - free options are available .

it took us 6 years to raise the funds , and while selling hot - dog cookers around australia , we came across a burnt - out delicatessen in adelaide and converted it into the pancake kitchen .

our lease at 4 market lane wasn’t extended , so we opened up just down the lane ( number 25 ) and at bourke street . pancake parade – blocking off bourke street before the council created the mall .

“the idea for a pancake restaurant was first conceived in 1959 while roger meadmore and allan trascall were on a driving trip in america . they would frequently stop at road side restaurants where pancakes were a favourite on the menu”… .

these films are produced through the media resource centre’s seniors on screen program , and tell the story of the original pancake kitchen ( 50 years on gilbert place ) and alec’s hairdressers ( leigh street 41 years ) and the stories of their owners .

herself a 29 - year veteran at the company , having joined as a university student and with her own fond memories including a first date as a teenager at one of the pancake parlours , david believes being a family business has contributed to the company’s strength .

we decided it would be fun to drive from new york to miami , and along the way we ate pancakes for breakfast every day . americans served pancakes the way we serve toast in australia . we dreamed of one day opening up a pancake restaurant in melbourne .

the business started in 1965 in adelaide by three friends – roger meadmore , and helen and allen trachsel – before they later brought it to melbourne . now led by simon meadmore ( roger’s son ) , the restaurant chain built on the universal appeal of the simple pancake delivered with friendly service has achieved a longevity that’s a feat for any business but even more so in the competitive food service industry .

“a new chapter started at the pancake kitchen with the first adelaide festival of arts . the idea for opening 24 hours a day was put forth . this was for several reasons , they were finding that with the festival on the afternoon shift were finishing work at 3 - 4am in the morning and the day shift were starting at 5am in the morning , so they decided to just stay open . . the milk shift was created , midnight to 8am ( it was called the milk shift because the milk would always be delivered on this shift , and it still is today ) . after the festival had finished the adelaide people liked the idea of having somewhere to supper after hours that the milk shift ( known to us as the milky ) became a constant thing and it still it today . ”

being open on sundays in adelaide seemed radical at the time , but we were all about convenience , so we opened on sunday during the 1966 footy season .

a couple of our earliest customers worked at the advertiser . one night , they managed to get menus printed for us - on dark - brown left - over shirt packaging ! they were too dark to read , but they did the job .

it served drinks , ice - creams and hot dogs , and was situated right outside our bourke street restaurant . a lot of what was served at the soda fountain is served on our menu today – the sundaes , sodas and so on .

our first free - standing suburban restaurant opened on doncaster road . it was so busy , we had to open it 24 hours .

within 11 months of each other . we were now flippin’ pancakes in the north and west of melbourne .

while fountain gate took a different approach , we unfolded a new style with the opening of melbourne central . a robust - and - copper look with a high - quality finish , and a tree in the middle .

our most exciting development to date . it was the first restaurant with its own bar , and we built a lovely lounge area to complement !

malvern east inspired us to revamp highpoint and doncaster with our new look . both restaurants feature larger and more comfortable booths , and continue to be our flagship restaurants .

the new look also brought upon a new direction with our menu . we introduced a number of innovative limited - time specials , which we introduce seasonally . our classics are still there – always will be .

we now have a total of 11 melbourne restaurants flippin’ up lovely sweet and savoury pancakes and crepes . where to next ? stay tuned .

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hi ! i’m roger meadmore – i’m 75 and i’ve packed a lot into ’em… . starting with my earliest memory of my bunny - rug at 4 , at eleven i was captain of the darebin junior cricket team and mum used to drive us hither and yon to suburbs all around melbourne . i don’t recall much of the scores and i couldn’t have been that good at batting or left arm slow spin bowling as i didn’t make the top team at wesley college except as scorer , usingmy neat script that had won me moby dick for exercises the year before !

i left school at 17 with my leaving certificate and ran my father’s model shop in auburn called the hobby den . my brother clem and his wife enid lived above as he did many design things working on becoming much later a world famous sculptor . ( they are both dead now . )

i hated running a shop and escaped to national service in the raaf at point cook . whilst there i took up flying training at moorrabbin on tiger moths . years later i owned a tiger for 34 years . wonderful aeroplane – you never lose the thrill of really flying – and it was the best “bird - puller” you can imagine – chopping up a toilet roll from 4000 feet with loops and stall turns was a real buzz .

still a virgin ( those waafs in the air force were so attractive ) i went ot william angliss food trades school and learned to cook under chef walter zimmerman ( “ven is brown is done and ven is black is buggered up ! ” ) i rode a lambretta to school each day and got booked for doiung 54 miles and hour . thereafter chef called me speedy gonzales . that year was great and i worked at the windsor hotel as a larder cook and played pontoon in the breaks with 7 other cooks . i also met one of the waitresses , a 24 year old trainee nurse , patricia mcmartin , who also liked jazz and tennis and making love , which i was keen to learn… . ( if you’re reading this patricia , please get in touch – i’ve made umpteen phone calls in melbourne trying to find you but to no avail . )

about now i fell in love and my life changed completely . lovemaking became the most exciting , rewarding , joyful exchange of human emotion imagineable and we stayed in love until she died a few months ago . married to another for all those years after we split after 3 or 4 years due to my becoming interested in scientology and she , who had been a catholic , saying , ”god , haven’t i changed enough ! ? ” and went back to smoking which i hated and that was it . one of the greatest mistakes of my life – but at 22 , what do you know ?

during this period i had seen the coming of the espresso machine and bought one on time payment and put it in the causeway , in the city of melbourne . it was great success . after a fall out with the landlord i moved it to the olympic games press club in 1956 – was that a buzz !

soon after i sold the machine and did a founding course in scientology , becoming a hubbard professional auditor and meeting helen my first wife and setting up a practice together in kew and then going overseas in 1959 to do a six week advanced clinical course with ron hubbard and about 60 others like ourselves . fantastic ! we were the first to run engrams ( moments of pain and unconsciousness containing real or imaginary threats to survival ) that actually went earlier than this lifetime . i was lucky enough to get as my subject a retired air force pilot who had flown in the war as a major and was jim bowie in 1836 , dying in the alamo . very real . as were my own recalls of being a portugese pirate . i studied spanish at flinders uni near adelaide and the instuctor , on hearing my spanish said i had a very portugese accent and i replied , “that figures ! ” he didn’t ask me to elucidate .

i’ve stayed interested in scientology all my life – although costly ( air fares to and from america are just a start ) i could not pay for what i’ve got out of it in 10 lifetimes of income . i’m currently working on making another fortune ( i lost six million with the six months pilots’ strike ) so i can spend six months in the bahamas doing the rest of things i want to finish – which will last me into infinity .

i am currently helping to save the world by becoming an internet deal broker ( this is one avenue you are reading right now ) to at least save the bees in australia from extinction from an african small hive beetle whgich an australian has invented a $ 5 trap for . worldwide a virus is wiping out the bees with no known cure . humanity depends on bees for cross pollination . without them we have 3 years to live .

another project is half a tablet costing $ 3 in your car’s petrol or diesel or lpg tank to raise combustion and almost totally clean emissions and thus aid reduction of global warming . you save about 200 kms . with a normal car in oz . the response is underwhelming . we don’t deserve a clean habitable planet .

i will greatly extend this list shortly . stay tuned . don’t hesitate to call 61 - 3 5461 3346 or email roger . meadmore @ urltoken for more info or enough to buy on paypal .

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still family - owned and operated , the melbourne institution is this year celebrating its 50 th anniversary – at the same time as experiencing record turnover and growth in customer numbers , and continuing to expand .

“even as the business continued to grow so large i think family - owned businesses have a connection and real focus on communication with their staff , ” she says . “it’s really important to concentrate on your people . in our industry especially , if your people aren’t happy then your customers are not going to be happy .

“there’s a real passion in our team . we love the business we’re in and we like to see people walking out the door with a smile on their face and a lolly in their hand . ”

“the opening of two new sites within two weeks of each other is a real achievement for us , ” says david . “it’s something we’ve never attempted before , but it’s very exciting for the company . we’re always looking for new opportunities . ”

other touches include cocktail bars that helped broaden the business to new customers and expanded menus .

“social media has helped us dramatically ; it’s absolutely part of our success , ” says david . “it’s the way to reach your customers . we ask their opinions all the time on facebook – what they think of new dishes , where they would like to see a new restaurant . and they certainly tell you what they think . ”

today it employs about 800 people , with a turnover of $ 40 million across 12 restaurants .

since becoming ceo in 2003 , simon meadmore has led a strategy of “gentle reinvigoration” . this includes a re - design of its branding and architectural look and upgrades to restaurants , as well as the rollout of new showcase restaurants built on the brand’s classic décors .

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had brunch here today and didn ' t disappoint . a great selection of food and doesn ' t just sell pancakes . i do however think the prices are a little steep more so on drinks . good table service however could see that when it gets busy they became a . . .

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good meeting point and catch up with friends place but very expensive food and drinks . . sat outside in boith and great people watching spot

thanks for the review camdenham . great to hear that you were a fan of our hotcakes range - you ' ll be pleased to know that they are here to stay ! ! we appreciate your feedback regarding the quality of service during your visit . we will be sure . . .

visited on sunday 4th march . we called in mid afternoon for some pancakes and a coffee . we had a 2for1 voucher for the pancakes which made out visit great value . it was very quiet so didn ' t have to wait long to be seated and our . . .

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big hungry family of five . lots of variety on the menu , well cooked , pretty good coffee and excellent service .

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two buttermilk pancakes , fresh strawberries , a strawberry coulis and dusted with icing sugar .

two buttermilk pancakes with pure belgian chocolate chips . served with a choice of vanilla ice cream or cream , house made hot chocolate fudge and belgian chocolate chips .

the " it " ! - two buttermilk pancakes topped with banana and caramelized californian walnuts dusted with cinnamon .

crumbed cajun spiced chicken . served with lettuce , sweet corn kernels , a free range egg and fresh salad vegetables .

two crepes filled with creamy feta cheese and spinach . served with sour cream and a side salad .

two buttermilk pancakes with pure belgian chocolate chips . served with a choice of cream or vanilla ice cream , house made hot chocolate fudge and belgian chocolate chips .

two buttermilk pancakes . served with fried banana topped with cinnamon and maple flavoured syrup .

two buttermilk pancakes . served with a house made chocolate coffee and kahlua sauce , an espresso coffee mascarpone , belgian chocolate chips with vanilla ice cream or cream .

warm spiced apple served on two buttermilk pancakes dusted with cinnamon and with a choice of cream or ice - cream .

lashings of house - made hot chocolate fudge and sprinkled with hundreds and thousands on two buttermilk pancakes topped with vanilla ice - cream .

two buttermilk pancakes , bacon and two eggs . served with whipped butter and maple - flavoured syrup .

two buttermilk pancakes , bacon , grilled tomato , garlic - buttered mushrooms and two eggs . served with whipped butter and maple - flavoured syrup .

two buttermilk pancakes , house - made hash browns and two eggs . served with whipped butter and maple - flavoured syrup .

tender pieces of warm cajun - spiced chicken atop tossed lettuce , sweet corn kernels , a free - range egg and fresh salad vegetables .

tender pieces of warm crumbed chicken , a hardboiled free - range egg and crisp bacon bits served on a bed of cos lettuce with anchovy dressing and shaved parmesan cheese .

cottage fries served with cheddar cheese , crisp bacon bits , sour cream and spring onions .

sauteed chicken with mild chilli and classic mexican ingredients rolled in two french crepes . served with shredded lettuce and our house - made taco sauce , " hot " jalapeno peppers and sour cream on the side .

two savoury crepes filled with creamy feta cheese and spinach served with sour cream and a side salad .

two cheese kransky sausages served with two fried free - range eggs , two buttermilk pancakes whipped butter and maple - flavoured syrup .

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the distillery was mothballed in 1995 by then owner whyte & mackay .

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tullibardine distillery <EOT> tullibardine distillery , blackford : hours , address , tullibardine distillery reviews : 4 . 5 / 5

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the scottish king , james iv , purchases beer produced at the brewery . the brewery sources water from the same spring that the modern tullibardine distillery currently uses .

i have been on many distillery tours but the . connoisseur tour at tullibardine is hands down the best by far . the tour covers many areas that are not fully covered elsewhere even during times when the distillery is fully operational . booking onto the tour by . . .

2001 - jbb ( greater europe ) suffers from a management buy - out and changes its name to kyndal . 2003 - the tullibardine distillery ( which was mothballed in 1994 or ' 95 ) is purchased by a group of businessmen with experience in the whisky industry , including michael beamish and doug ross . after they acquired the tullibardine distillery in june 2003 , they managed to get production going again by december 2003 . 2009 - tullibardine joins early in the trend of releasing underage spirits with their pure pot spirit from 2008 . 2011 - a press release dated 11 / 11 / 2011 says that the ' a leading french wine and spirits group ' has acquired the tullibardine distillery in perthshire . picard vins & spiritueux bought tullibardine distillery from the private investors who brought the distillery back into production in 2003 , after being mothballed for 10 years .

there are some bonded warehouses on site of tullibardine distillery although there had been more in former times : some of them meanwhile were used as sales rooms for the shopping center of blackford in which the distillery now is situated . but as said before tullibardine is in a process of recreating warehouses to get more space for its maturing casks .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are glad you found the tour interesting . unfortunately being a small distillery sometimes the noise is unavoidable . the whisky tastings always seem to go down well ! and we are very glad you enjoyed this . we would love to . . .

tullibardine stands proudly in the village of blackford – the gateway to the highlands . for decades this independent , family owned distillery has been producing handcrafted single malt scotch whisky .

“we are very pleased that keith is joining the team as master blender here at tullibardine , ” said john torrance , distillery manager at the terroirs distillers - owned site .

in 1953 tullibardine distillery was sold to the company of brodie hepburn . later decades saw a number of further changes of ownership . invergordon distillers took over in 1971 and two years later they doubled the capacity of the the distillery by adding a second pair of stills . another takeover followed in 1993 , but the outcome this time was rather different and in 1994 production ceased and the distillery was mothballed .

tullibardine distillery is not a pretty distillery in the traditional sense : and neither does it carry what is usually recognised as the " signature " of a distillery , the pagoda that in many older distilleries would once have topped off a drying kiln for malt . these are so iconic that even though the large majority of distilleries no longer malt their own barley , those that have pagodas have tended to keep them .

the site dates back to late 1940s as a distillery for producing hand crafted , highland single malt scotch whisky . since 2011 , the distillery has been under the ownership of the independent , family - owned spirits company , terroirs distillers . tullibardine’s expert and experienced guides and distillery staff are able to give visitors a detailed insight into the craftsmanship and detail that goes into making our single malt whisky and the art of distillation .

the second is that the distillery visitor centre forms one end of the eaglesgate retail village . even the best distillery tours are not everyone ' s idea of a good time , and the combination of different attractions on one site means that you can enjoy your tour of the distillery secure in the knowledge that other members of your party are having an equally good time shopping .

the distillery visitor centre is a large white building bridging the corner between the distillery and the retail development and carrying the logo " tullibardine 1488 " . this is a reference to an important early customer . pure water flowing down from the ochil hills is an important factor in the success of tullibardine as a distillery . it was an equally important factor for those who by the 1100s had established a brewery on the site now occupied by the distillery , one of three that once operated in blackford . such was the fame of the brewery here that in 1488 king james iv asked it to supply the beer for his coronation .

24 year old single malt from the tullibardine distillery , drawn from a bourbon hogshead which was laid down in march 1993 and cracked open in may 2017 . 255 bottles were produced , independently… more info

tullibardine distillery stands at the western end of the village of blackford , which itself stands in the shadow of the ochil hills and on the north side of the main a9 about half way between stirling and perth . this makes tullibardine one of scotland ' s most easily accessible distilleries : and yet both the whisky it produces and the distillery itself remain less well known than they ought to be .

in january 1995 , when whyte & mackay was still called . . . erm . . . whyte & mackay . around the time kyndal switched back to the name whyte & mackay again , they had just sold tullibardine to tullibardine distillery ltd . for ( allegedly )

single cask single malt from tullibardine , independently bottled by douglas laing . this was distilled in march 1993 ( a year before the distillery was mothballed for around a decade ) and aged in a… more info

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are happy to hear you enjoyed your tour . the connoisseur tour is the must do for people that really want to know everything there is to know about tullibardine . we like to encourage people to come join us . . .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are really glad to hear you enjoy our whisky and you had a excellent tour experience . we pride our self on our friendly and relaxed atmosphere at tullibardine and try to accommodate everyone as much as possible . we . . .

a consortium including michael beamish buys tullibardine in june for £1 . 1 million . the distillery is in production again by december . the first official bottling from the new owners is a 10 year old from 1993 .

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two other factors make a visit to tullibardine distillery a particularly attractive proposition . the first is that the internal layout means that most of the key stages in the production process are housed in one large area . this produces a space with a huge amount of character and a lot of visual appeal : it also makes the processes a little easier to understand for those on their first distillery visit .

thank you for visiting tullibardine . we are glad you enjoyed our tour and we look forward to seeing yourself in the future . kind regards from all at tullibardine

tullibardine works with nine stainless steel washbacks . fermentation lasts at least 52 hours .

tullibardine whisky distillery was founded in 1949 on the site of an old brewery , one which was said to have brewed ale for king james iv’s coronation back in 1488 ! the brewery itself dated back to the 12th century so it ' s fair to say that the site has had an incredibly long brewing and distilling history . named for tullibardine moor , the distillery draws its water from the danny burn and lies to the south - west of blackford . the area is renowned for the purity of its water , indeed highland spring is bottled locally . queen helen , the wife of king magnus of alba , drowned in a ford after falling from her horse not far from the town and blackford was named accordingly . following purchase by invergordon in 1971 , tullibardine’s stills capacity was increased from two to four . two decades later , invergordon was acquired by whyte and mackay and a year later the whisky distillery was shut down . in december of 2003 , the distillery was put back into production following the june acquisition of tullibardine for the sum of £1 . 1 million . a year later a café and shop were opened at the tullibardine distillery , which today has a capacity of 2 . 5 million litres per annum .

in 1973 the number of stills here at tullibardine was increased from two to four by invergordon distillers who had taken over the distillery in 1971 . the wash stills are 21 . 500 liters by volume , the spirit stills 16 . 200 liters .

these original brewery buildings were converted into the tullibardine distillery by william delme evans in 1947 . in 1949 the first spirit was produced . brody hepburn bought tullibardine in 1953 but was itself purchased by invergordon distillers in 1971 . they increased the capacity by doubling the number of stills to four and made the brand tullibardine famous . when tullibardine was taken over by whyte & macky in 1993 it only took one year until it was mothballed . it almost took ten years until tullibardine got back into production after it had been aquired by a private consortium for £1 . 1 million . since 2011 the distillery is in the possesion of the french wine and spirits group picard vins & spiritueux that already had had its hands on the whisky brand highland queen .

a consortium of investors purchases tullibardine for £1 . 1m and brings it back into operation

however , its history goes back a lot further , and the reference to 1488 has some people confused . . . isn ' t that seven years before john cor was given malt by king james iv to make " aqua vitae " , the first reference to whisky on scotland . well , yes , but in this instance the reference is to a brewery which stood on the site of the current distillery , also patronised , it would seem , by james iv . tullibardine distillery is a traditional highland working distillery , they don ' t use modern methods to produce what is known as a

1 ) the previous owners obtained the tullibardine distillery in 2003 . at the time , most " standard " bottlings of single malt whisky were ten or twelve years old - so most people people expected the first " new " tullibardine whiskies to be released around 2014 . however , the tullibardine aged oak edition ( without an age statement ) that was available at the beginning of 2011 exclusively contains whisky that was made under the new owners management .

there has been a total revamp of tullibardine’s whisky range in 2013 : tullibardine sovereign , sauterness , sherry and burgundy , malts with no age statement , were established . the special wood finish always takes about 12 months . tullibardine 20 year old and 25 year old were released as a supplement and meanwhile tullibardine started a new series called custodian collection . first edition was a 60 year old ( ! ) tullibardine that had been distilled in 1952 . the tullibardine whiskies of former times were known as being a bit oily and transporting floral and nutty notes . the new set up by the new owners kept the light , floral and malty character but the intensive wood management doesn’t’ make it easy to define a distinctive distillery character .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are glad to hear that the tour itself made up for the sight disappointment at the beginning . we stop production for a short time every summer in order to do essential cleaning and maintenance . we are lucky to . . .

having only 1 day of tourism i had two things on my list , see a scottish loch and a scottish castle , tullibardine distillery was just something we decided to do as we past and it was a great idea ! we didn’t do the tour however . . .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are very glad to hear you enjoyed our drams paired with the selection of handmade chocolates . we would love to welcoming you again for another tasting or two or maybe even temp you with a tour . kind regards . . .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip . we are very proud of our history and happy this came across . we wish you all the best and hope to see you again in the future kind . . .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are happy that you enjoyed your tour . we are lucky to have such passionate tour guides who enjoy their job . thank you for your kind comments we hope too welcome you again in the near future . kind regards . . .

thank you for visiting tullibardine distillery . we are glad to hear you enjoyed your time with us . the connoisseur tour is fantastic for people who would like the whole experience . we are blessed with wonderful guides . when you enjoy your job we think it really . . .

in 2015 tullibardin’s goal was to produce 2 . 5 million liters and as they just bought buildings of a former retail park to create more warehouses and a bottling plant we can suspect an increasing production . in the 1970s tullibardine was a famous brand , sold all over the world and the new owners are on their way to recreate this success . whisky production stands and falls with the water supply and this is one of tullibardine’s big brownie points : the danny burn that provides the distillery with fresh and clean water is fed with water that comes from the surrounding ochil hills . they were once formed with layers of basalt and sandstone and when the water reaches the distillery it has taken a 15 - year - lasting way through all these natural filters . production at tullibardine distillery still follows traditional methods and renounces modern computerized technologies as far as possible .

tullibardine is actually not the oldest scottish distillery but regarding the first step of the whisky production it is one of the methuselahs of the business : the visit of king james 4th of scotland of the local brewery situated here before is known as the first recorded purchase of beer . that was in 1488 , long before in 1949 the first spirit was distilled here at tullibardine in perthshire .

“as a group of shareholders we recognised our limitations in terms of being able to invest further behind the distillery and the brand without taking significant investment from external sources , ” said mr ross .

we toured tullibardine distillery because of its proximity to edinburgh and because i enjoy their whisky . the tour was fantastic ! it was informative and our guide , ion , was hilarious . the small tour group ( of five ) quickly became friends thanks to ion joking with us until . . .

geddes added : “i feel very privileged to be taking on the role of master blender at tullibardine . the distillery is home to an array of remarkable expressions , and i’m looking forward to further evolve the brand and to deliver the character and quality of the whisky , from production to bottle .

picard vins & spiritueux bought the business from a group of private investors who brought the blackford malt distillery back into production in 2003 after it had been mothballed under its previous owners for 10 years .

a rare bottle of 13 year old tullibardine single malt , distilled in july 1965 and independently bottled by wm cadenhead around 40 years ago in august 1978 . it was distilled back when tullibardine was… more info

the brewery on the site fell out of use in the early 1900s , and in 1947 it was purchased by a welshman by the name of william delme evans with a view to conversion into a distillery . evans was an engineer and set out to design a distillery which operated with the maximum possible efficiency . elements of his design remain very obvious today , including the single room layout of the production processes and the efficient way that heat is extracted and recycled using condensers . the first spirit emerged from tullibardine ' s stills in 1949 .

25 year old tullibardine ! this was distilled by tullibardine up in the highlands region in 1989 and left to mature in a single cask until 2014 , when the chaps from the vintage malt whisky co . bottled… more info

while details of the trans - action were not published , the deal seems likely to have generated a good return for the shareholders who supported the £1 . 1m purchase of the distillery from jim beam brands in 2003 .

tullibardine 25 year old 1989 ( cask 2671 ) - the coopers choice ( the vintage malt whisky co . )

distilling was also tried . in 1798 , william & henry bannerman opened the first tullibardine distillery , though it only ran for a year . in 1814 , andrew bannerman ( presumably a relative ) tried again . this time it operated until 1837 . by the 19th century , the town had a maltings and three breweries : the original one , gleneagles brewery , now owned by the sharp family , the other two by the eadie family . both of eadie’s plants closed by the turn of the 20th century , leaving gleneagles to soldier on until 1927 . at this point it seemed as if this rich tradition had finally ceased , but in 1949 the famous distillery designer william delme - evans bought the gleneagles brewery site and built a new distillery there . it was the first to be built in scotland since 1900 .

in june 2003 the distillery and existing stocks of tullibardine whisky in bonded warehouses on the site were purchased by a group of four private individuals with a passion for whisky : and that december , production recommenced after a gap of over nine years . a visitor centre opened late in 2004 , and the neighbouring retail village has arrived on the scene since .

mr picard added that the existing management will remain in place at tullibardine and there will be no redundancies following the deal .

three vintage malts , from 1964 , 1973 and 1988 respectively , are launched . tullibardine 1488 shop and 1488 café opens .

the tour concludes with a visit to the tasting room , before you re - emerge in the back of the visitor centre , reflecting on a great tour of an excellent distillery conducted by people who really care about showing it off to visitors .

there’s a certain drive behind an independent distillery . some call it passion , others call it ambition . we call it our independent spirit . it’s what keeps us looking to the future , crafting whisky that may never be tasted during our lifetime . we are building a legacy so that generation after generation can continue to enjoy all that makes tullibardine a drop of pure highland gold .

they grew tullibardine into a business that achieved profits of £430 , 000 on sales of £7 . 2m in the year to may .

a 1993 vintage tullibardine , bottled by gordon and macphail . the distilled closed in 1995 and did not open until 2003 . more info

asked if shareholders were pleased by the returns the sale generated for investors , mr ross said : “yes , but it goes beyond that , there’s a bigger picture here . ” he said the sale would be good news for the distillery , for perthshire and for scotland .

despite the new looking exterior this distillery is one of the oldest i’ve ever been to . on one hand this put me off ever stopping by , but i’m glad we visited . it’s really easy to get access to as it’s off the main a9 road . . .

5 ) in 2008 tullibardine produced 2 . 7 million litres of new make spirit - the largest amount in 1 year in their history .

we a river and were made welcome . we had booked but we ' re the only ones in . we were advised the distillery were on shutdown for a clean . i was a little disappointed but we were still given a tour . it was much more personal than . . .

there’s a nice visitor center at tullibardine where different tastings and tours are offered . in the “1488 café” you can enjoy homemade scones or other cakes .

tullibardine 1993 / 2008 ( 46 % , ob , sauternes finish ) nose : a weird one . obviously finished - but in the case of tullibardine there ' s often not much risk . taste : off notes and a harsh finish . fairly solid fruits though . chewable centre . toch of honey on the palate ? score : 76 points - which is quite an accomplishment for a tullibardine ; i wasn ' t really a fan in the past . . .

the acquisition will also help picard vins & spiritueux deepen its understanding of the whisky business . the company has been buying whisky from tullibardine for three years .

launched in 2013 for tullibardine ' s superbly repackaged range , this delicious 20 year old was matured in first - fill bourbon casks before bottling . more info

a single cask tullibardine distilled in july 2007 and bottled in 2015 for whiskymax ' s spirit & cask range . the outturn was 294 bottles . more info

“i’m joining the team at an exciting point . there is considerable investment in to tullibardine’s future , and a real feeling of innovation . the role has given me lots of freedom so far , and i’m looking forward to being solely responsible for developing new tullibardine products and retaining the quality of the existing portfolio .

owned by the eponymous family , picard vins & spiritueux has bought tullibardine to ramp up growth in the scotch whisky business that it has developed in recent years .

classic tour - learn about tullibardine ' s unique history , see how single malt whisky is produce , visit the warehouse and nose & tasting of two malts .

whisky & chocolate tour - learn the secrets of tullibardine ' s highland single malt , enjoy a tasting with four gourmet chocolates and learn how whisky complements chocolate .

in his new role , geddes is responsible for all products in the brand’s portfolio , as well as new product developments which take place in the tullibardine lab .

. that seems like a friendly price , given the impressive production capacity at tullibardine . but then again , in recent times they haven ' t operated at full capacity .

during its invergordon era , tullibardine was set up to produce a light , nutty malt which was mostly used when young and aged in refill casks for buyer - own blends .

keith : congratulations on your appointment . my group of companions of the quaich from canada are looking forward to meeting you on our visit to tullibardine on june 13 . cheers !

the visitor centre offers a warm and friendly welcome . it also has a shop carrying a wide range of quality whisky - related ( and non - whisky related ) goods plus , of course , whisky produced by the distillery . at the rear of the visitor centre is a nice cafe selling starbucks coffee plus a range of home produced cakes and light snacks .

the tullibardine 1488 visitor centre offers the perfect place for lunch or coffee after your tour , you can purchase a dram and an array of souvenirs from the gift shop to take home .

a 2007 vintage tullibardine single malt which was interestingly matured in a bordeaux red wine cask until 2017 . 251 bottles of this jammy highland whisky were produced , independently bottled by malts… more info

adorned with golden detailing , tullibardine sovereign is a delicious creamy single malt which was aged in first - fill bourbon barrels before bottling . expect plenty of vanilla and spice from this… more info

the only drawback of a single production area is that while you have been looking at the mash tun and the washbacks , you will have been at least partly distracted by the real stars of any distillery tour , the stills , which at tullibardine are set half a level lower than the floor servicing the mash tun and washbacks . this is a great arrangement that allows you different views down onto the stills before actually visiting them in person . there are two wash stills and two spirit stills at tullibardine , carrying the common colour coding of red fixtures and pipes for the wash stills and blue fixtures and pipes for the spirit stills . the wash and spirit stills also have separate spirit safes , in which you an see the clear product emerging from the process .

a 24 year old tullibardine , matured in a single bourbon hogshead ! this is an indie bottling by the folks at bartels whisky , presented as part of their highland laird range . more info

this is a delicious whisky from tullibardine , released in 2013 . it sees the highland whisky finished for 12 months in 228 - litre red burgundy wine casks from chateau de chassagne montrachet . more info

a 22 year old tullibardine single malt , bottled by bartels whisky for their highland laird range . this was distilled in 1993 and aged in a single bourbon hogshead until it was bottled without… more info

tullibardine nas ( 40 % , ob , ' painted label ' , + / - 1995 , 5cl ) - no age statement on the miniature bottle . nose : sweeter than i expected - and not as oily . quite pleasant actually ! what a nice surprise . . . taste : ouch . . . for a moment there i thought i could actually recommend a tullibardine . but then i tasted it . it has the oil i loathe , although there ' s a pleasant coffee influence towards the finish . score : 70 points - which still isn ' t bad for a tullibardine , mind you .

the four - man team included the chairman of tullibardine , alan williamson and managing director douglas ross . bruce dingwall , who founded the venture production oil and gas business , invested in the firm subsequently .

released in 2013 , this fabulous bottling from tullibardine sees the rich , malty whisky finished for 12 months in top - quality 500 - litre sherry butts . the result is something to behold . more info

a very rare bottling of 36 year old tullibardine , independently bottled for the blackadder raw cask series . it was distilled in april 1966 and left to mature in a single sherry oak hogshead until may… more info

the murray from tullibardine is a 12 year old single malt whisky distilled in 2004 and bottled in 2016 at cask strength without any chill - filtration . released as part of their marquess collection , … more info

an old malt cask bottling of 21 year old tullibardine single malt scotch whisky , matured in a single sherry butt from april 1994 to november 2015 . a release of 302 bottles , made possible by the folks… more info

but they say that you shouldn ' t judge a book by its cover , and that slightly tired old clich√© was never more true than it is at tullibardine distillery . those who take the very slight trouble to turn off the a9 into blackford arrive at one of the friendliest and best run distilleries they are likely to find anywhere , offering several different tours to suit different levels of interest and knowledge . these range from the " standard tour " taking about 45 minutes through the " bonded tour " at around 90 minutes to the full two hour " connoisseur tour . " some tours require pre - booking : see links on the right for further information .

gabriel picard , managing director of picard vins & spiritueux , said the new owners believe there is scope to achieve significant growth in sales of tullibardine using the network developed by the group , which has a presence in 55 countries .

tullibardine lay silent from 1994 until 2003 , when a business consortium snapped it up . their idea was to sell off some of the site as a retail park , using the money raised to get distilling up and running again .

tuck in to some tullibardine , bottled by your pals at master of malt ! this was distilled in august 2006 and left to mature for 9 years until march 2016 , when we bottled it at 57 % abv . more info

tullibardine 1993 / 2004 ( 40 % , ob - one of the first releases of the new owners ) nose : sweet . quite nice , actually . nothing very interesting , but here ' s a light and accessible whisky . taste : sweet and not too oily or herbal . well , there ' s a smidgen iin the finish , but here it ' s balanced . score : 70 points - this might be my first young tullibardine whisky that scores in the seventies .

tullibardine 1988 ( 46 % , ob , bottled + / - 2004 - one of the first releases of the new owners ) nose : restrained . hint of oil . maybe a suggestion of sweetness . alarming lack of character . taste : phew . . . feels a bit like fresh spirit . rough . dry , gritty finish . they chose to release this ? score : 57 points - once again a tullibardine bottling manages to disappoint me . . . what a surprise . . .

tullibardine nas ' age oak edition ' ( 40 % , ob , bottled + / - 2010 ) nose : light and mellow . peaches . buttercups . a little veggy . not my style , but expressive enough . taste : oy . . . . oily and fairly weak . a have to admit that it ' s very easily drinkable . a short , depressing finish . score : 73 points - tullibardine has released some great bottlings recently - but this isn ' t one of them .

tullibardine 10yo ( 40 % , ob , bottled + / - 1998 , 70cl ) nose : quite soft ; a bit like cod - oil . overcooked vegetables and some smoke . it reminded me a little of the isle of jura 10yo - another oily one . almost ' irish ' in style , so gentle . taste : starts off with a mild and distinctive sweetness , but ends very astringent with a tannine - like dryness . score : 64 points - this tullibardine is not very high on my wish list . . .

2 ) the history of tullibardine is rather similar to that of tamnavulin . both whisky distilleries were also founded fairly recently ( 1966 ) , have been owned by invergordon / whyte & mackay / kyndal and were mothballed around 1995 . both were recently resurrected with the help of foreign capital .

the requirements of a single malt house – which tullibardine became – necessitated some tweaking of the spirit run ( introducing more high - toned floral notes now coming to the fore , with the nuttiness being dialled down ) and a more 21st century wood policy with a massive influx of fresh casks .

these were not all ( official & independent ) bottlings of tullibardine scotch whisky i ' ve tried over the years . besides , these tasting notes only reflect my own , personal opinion ; your tastes might be different from mine . fortunately , you can find the scores and tasting notes from up to two dozen other whisky lovers in the ' malt maniacs monitor ' - an independent whisky database with details on more than 15 , 000 different whiskies from scotland and the rest of the world . visit the tullibardine page on the mmmonitor and select ' scorecard view ' if you want to know how other whisky lovers felt about the dozens of tullibardine expressions that were released in recent years . however , if you ' d like to learn more about whisky in general ( and single malt scotch whisky in particular ) , you might want to check out the beginner ' s guide to scotch whisky ( 10 chapters filled with everything you need to fully enjoy and appreciate a glass of single malt whisky ) or the malmanac ( sort of a rudimentary whisky shopping guide . )

tullibardine 33yo 1972 / 2006 ( 43 . 1 % , dewar rattray , cask # 2597 ) nose : wow ! surprisingly fruity with a hint of tobacco . . . . beautifully polished . cookie dough . pine ? taste : smooth and sweet at first , growing more solid and fruitier ( apple ? ) in the centre . gritty finish . score : 88 points - i added a point after some organcs and menthos appeared in the nose . needs time ! ! !

tullibardine 17yo 1988 / 2005 ( 57 . 1 % , blackadder raw cask , sherry butt # 269 , 539 bts . ) nose : starts our restrained like the 1988 ob , but grows farmier with time and a little water . taste : big and spicy at cask strength . coffee ? very enjoyable . wow , this is a surprise ! score : 83 points - good , but not quite expressive and complex enough in the nose to reach the upper 80 ' s .

tullibardine 1975 / 2007 ( 52 , 7 % , ob , hogshead # 1009 , 194 bts . ) nose : sweet , big and sherried . some oil in the background ? taste : big on fruits and woods . sweet centre - very enjoyable . passion fruit ? great mouth feel . something herbal in the smoky , tannic finish . faintest hint of perfume ? score : 86 points - proof that they ' ve finally learned how to make highly recommendable malt whisky ; - )

3 ) tullibardine was a disused brewery when it was ' discovered ' by architect william delmé - evans . rumour has it that king james iv once purchased beer at that brewery to celebrate his coronation at scone palace in 1488 . so , that ' s the link to the number 1488 that is advertised in massive letter on the wall of the visitor centre . incidentally , king james iv was the last british monarch to be killed in battle - at the battle of flodden field in 1513 to be precise .

tullibardine 13yo 1989 / 2003 ( 59 . 8 % , cadenhead ' s authentic collection , bottled june 2003 , 276 bottles ) nose : a very distinctive sweet liquorice aroma . it ' s quite light . a tad buttery with faint spices . vaguely nutty . after a while sour elements take over . cheap vinegar . sour apple ? taste : i tasted nothing . this was completely and utterly flat - even at almost 60 % . score : 53 points - the lack of power at this high proof dragged the score down to 53 points .

tullibardine 10yo ( 40 % , ob , bottled + / - 1995 , 70cl ) nose : ooh . very oily . olive oil and vegetables . hint of salt and smoke - growing stronger . it grows sweeter with time . nutty . at first sight a little like isle of jura , tobermory or loch lomond . taste : weak and watery . creamy . sweeter over time . oily . gritty and peppery later on . dry and a little astringent in the finish . not really my style , although the bottle improved after breathing . score : 70 points - but i should point out that i had it at 61 points right after opening the bottle .

tullibardine 1993 / 2009 ( 46 % , ob , px sherry butt finish ) nose : farmy and dusty like a flour factory . veggy as well . pleasant enough but not very expressive initially . opens up with time . fruits & sweeter notes emerge after a minute , along with some sweaty notes . coconut . taste : fruity and oily . smooth centre . some pine and herbal notes in the finish - and perhaps a touch of smoke . just like the nose , it grows a little sweeter over time . the fruity notes grow more artificial over time . score : 77 points - one of those scores i would have increased if the mm awards rules didn ' t prohibit that .

tullibardine 1973 / 2004 ( 49 . 2 % , ob , cask # 2517 , 183 bts . ) nose : dusty and a little ' organic ' . fruits . it closes up within a minute , leaving only metallic smells . no wait , now it sweetens out a bit again . whiff of manure ? numbs the nose . returns to metallic again . taste : smooth and easily drinkable at this abv . subdued centre with maybe a hint of melon . aspirin finish . only a faint hint of the oil that often distracts me in tullibardines - but not much else either . plywood . score : 78 points - quite similar in style to the 26yo 1973 from signatory , also from a sherry cask .

tullibardine 15yo 1989 / 2004 ( 49 . 8 % , hart bros , distilled 04 / ' 89 ) nose : some farmy notes . and oil , just as i was expecting . beerish . some vague and hesitant spices . string beans ? butter ? perhaps something vagualy metallic . complex enough , but not my kind of malt . taste : smooth and almost sweet for a few seconds . slick . the sweetness retreats and returns again . quite some tannins in the finish . this has an odd liqueurish quality to it . not motr , that ' s for sure . score : 65 points - i had it in the upper 60 ' s for most of the time , but the finish dragged it down .

tullibardine 1988 / 2009 ( 56 % , ob , cask # 540 , 317 bts . ) nose : very fragrant and fruity . some dust . rhum . hints of vegetables as well . settles down after a while . something very faintly medicinal far in the background . a tad metallic ? maybe a suggestion of sulphur ? taste : extremely fruity with a touch of smoke . oddly enough , there ' s hardly any sweetness in the start . smoother and sweeter in the centre . a touch of cassis there ? this one is quite harsh in the finish , though . score : 81 points - i ' d recommend it , despite some rough edges . . . in fact , this score might be a tad stingy .

next you enter the area where the spirit is put into casks to begin the long process of turning into whisky . this maturation is part of the process usually unobserved except by comparing your memory of the clear spirit that emerges from the stills with the range of colours seen in whisky bottles . bonded warehouses tend to be cool , quiet places where you only get to see the casks themselves . at tullibardine , however , some of the more in - depth tours offer the opportunity to see what the liquid inside the casks looks like , and learn how the different woods from which the casks are made and the different drinks that occupied them previously affect the appearance of the maturing spirit as it is drawn out for display in glasses .

tullibardine 26yo 1973 / 2000 ( 49 . 6 % , signatory , sherry , c # 2401 , 278 bts . ) nose : sweet with a good dose of sherry . subtle fruits and a hint of mint . but the complexity vanishes . vomit ? still , i ' d give the nose a score in the lower 80 ' s ; it may turn simpler over time , but it ' s my kind of style . taste : not nearly as complex as the nose suggests . a subdued fruity undercurrent . prunes in the finish . it loses quite a few points here . pinch of peat ? some aspirin bitterness at the very back of the finish . score : 77 points - it grew on me but it was a very tough malt to score ; some highlights and some ' flaws ' .

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later , the brodie hepburn company itself was bought by invergordon - 2 decades later , in 1971 to be precise . another wo decades later , in 1993 , whyte & mackay ( who were subsidiaries of fortune brands at the time ) gobbled up invergordon . whyte & mackay changed their name to jbb ( greater europe ) in 1996 , before they decided to change their name once more to kyndal in 2001 . so , i guess you are already confused by now ?

well , brace yourself - i ' m afraid i ' m not quite finished yet . . .

nly one of the pairs of stills was being used - and only part time .

however , these days they have expanded the work week from five to seven days and they hoped to produce 2 , 000 , 000 litres in 2008 . just like edradour and glenmorangie they ' ve jumped on the finishing bandwagon - and it seems to serve the spirit well . it also allows the new owners to ' shape ' the whiskies . after all , all the current stocks were made by previous owners .

i have to admit that the type of whisky they made in the old days wasn ' t really to my liking . most tullibardines i tried in the late 1990 ' s and early noughties had an oily ' cod oil ' trait that i ' m mentally allergic to . some of the finishes managed to mask most of the oil , enhancing my personal enjoyment .

right ; although some of the finished releases are packaged a tad more elaborately .

marsala finish , muscatel finish and port finish ) and a further five finishes in 2007 .

but then again - perhaps ' house styles ' are gradually becoming a thing of the past anyway . . .

already used to drinking ' brands ' rather than different types and styles of whisky . so , more and more whisky suppliers

the two or three relatively " standard " expressions that were customary in the 1990 ' s .

anyway - now i ' m getting distracted - please scroll down for some trivia and tasting notes . . .

the sale , for an undisclosed sum , comes at a time when demand for whisky is booming around the world .

“for us , the rationale is to get a better and more integrated position in scotch whisky , ” said mr picard .

with sales of whisky set to increase at unprecedented levels around the world , shareholders felt the time had come to pass control of the company to a firm that had the resources to maximise the growth potential .

he added : “we felt we were custodians of the brand and it was time for us to hand the brand to others . ”

picard vins & spiritueux markets a wide range of wines which it produces on the estates the company owns in france .

these include the prestigious chassange montrachet estate in burgundy where the company cultivates grapes like pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon .

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