Edradour Distillery, Pitlochry: The Farm-Scale Perthshire Gem

Edradour Distillery, Pitlochry: The Farm-Scale Perthshire Gem

✅Open to visitors — this distillery has a visitor centre and/or tours (some by appointment; book ahead — see the box below).

Edradour at a glance

RegionHighland (Pitlochry, Perthshire)
Founded1825
OwnerSignatory Vintage
Visitor centreYes — in the old malt barn
ToursGuided tours & tastings
OpeningMost of the year, reduced winter hours — check the website
Websiteedradour.com

Overview

Edradour, in the hills above Pitlochry, was for many years famous as “the smallest distillery in Scotland” — a tiny, picture-postcard, farm-scale operation working much as it did in Victorian times. It makes a rich, characterful Highland malt, including heavily-sherried and peated (Ballechin) styles.

The history

Edradour was founded in 1825 as a farmers’ co-operative distillery and stayed almost unchanged for well over a century, run by a mere handful of people. Since 2002 it has been owned by the independent bottler Signatory Vintage, who have expanded it modestly while keeping its tiny, traditional charm.

The water & the land

Edradour is made with water from springs on Ben Vrackie, feeding the Edradour Burn.

Edradour had no founding clan — it was a farmers’ venture near Pitlochry, in the Atholl country of Clan Murray and Clan Robertson.

Visiting

Edradour has a visitor centre in its old malt barn and runs guided tours and tastings — open most of the year with reduced winter hours; check the website. Its tiny scale and pretty setting make it a favourite Perthshire visit.

Nearby & more whisky

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