A well-liked Speyside distillery has been purchased over by a prime whisky agency with plans to lastly open it to the general public.
Unbiased whisky specialists, Elixir Distillers, have agreed to purchase Tormore Distillery from Pernod Ricard, with plans to construct a customer centre on the website.
The distillery, which is immediately recognisable because of its location on the A95, pristine topiary and green-tinted roofing, is taken into account to be one of many whisky area's hidden gems.
Talking in regards to the sale, Sukhinder Singh, who co-founded Elixir Spirits together with his brother Rajbir, stated: “Tormore is likely one of the most visually beautiful distilleries in Speyside. It produces a ravishing spirit and matches in completely with the Elixir Distillers flavour-first philosophy to bottle solely the very highest high quality whiskies.
"We hope to construct on the work that’s been completed by Pernod Ricard to carry to life the magic of Tormore and present shoppers all over the world simply what a hidden gem it's."
Sukhinder added that they had been "humbled" to be the brand new custodians of Tormore and are delighted to welcome it to the Elixir household alongside their new Islay distillery, Portintruan.
Regardless of wanting like a Victorian spa resort, Tormore was truly in-built 1960 and was designed by famend architect and President of the Royal Academy, Sir Albert Richardson, whose fashion mixed neoclassicism with modernism.
Traditionally referred to as ‘the pearl of Speyside’, the wonder and uniqueness of its architectural design had been recognised in 1986 when the distillery was granted listed constructing standing. It is likely one of the first distilleries you encounter once you journey north to Speyside and is positioned near the Cragganmore, Ballindalloch and Glenfarclas distilleries.
One of many bigger distilleries in Scotland, Tormore, which had been owned by Pernod Ricard since 2005, has a capability of just below 5 million litres of alcohol per 12 months. The take care of Elixir Distillers contains a list of aged inventory.
Sukhinder and Rajbir foresee a vivid future for Tormore: “We’re dedicated to creating a brand new period for Tormore. Our objective is to determine the repute of Tormore on the worldwide stage to match the particular high quality of the whisky.
"We would like Tormore to face shoulder to shoulder alongside the most important names in single malt whisky and we plan to launch a model vary that Scotland might be pleased with."
The pair additionally confirmed that the distillery will now change into a vacationer vacation spot in its personal proper after being closed to the general public below Pernod Ricard.
Sukhinder added: "We wish to make this an actual vacation spot for all guests to Speyside; we might be refurbishing the distillery and we additionally plan to construct a customer centre.”
Alexandre Ricard, Chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard, said: “We're delighted to be handing Tormore over to Sukhinder and Rajbir, two associates and really inventive entrepreneurs and anticipate finding new methods to collaborate sooner or later.”
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