Arbikie
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FAMILY BUSINESS
THE BROTHERS
Brothers John, Iain and David are the visionaries and driving force behind Arbikie Distillery. As with all farming families, the brothers grew up working around the farm, and it is this hands-on experience that gave them a deep understanding of, and respect for the land.
Despite pursuing careers away from farming, they have always stayed attached to the family lands - and now with the opening and growth of the Arbikie Highland Estate distillery, they have returned to drive this exciting and continually evolving venture.
Capacity: 200.000 Ltrs
Single Estate Distillery:not only does the whole chain of production take place on site but all the ingredients are also grown on the farm.
The first vodka from poatatoes was distilled Otober 2014 Gin in May 2015 and Trials with malt whisky started March 2015 and full production was started in October 2015
Master Distiller is Kirsty Black, the barley from own farm is sent to Boorts Malt in Montrose.
Fermentation Time is 96-120 hours, The wash still is 4000 Ltrs, the spirit still 2400 Ltrs for the vodka and gon there is a 40 plate rectification colunm still
2015 Arbikie starts with trials for malt whisky and made from 52 % unmalted rye, 33 % unmalted whyte and 15 % malted Barley from own farm
First rye whisky in Scotland was released in December 2018.
DISTILLERS CASK STRENGTH
SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY
This first edition of our Distillers Cask Strength Series features a hand-picked combination of four 5-year-old casks, chosen to accentuate the complexity and depth of our estate grown rye coupled with the influence of the selected casks.
This original meld creates aromas of chai tea, baked oranges, crème brûlée and smoke. On the palate are complex layers of chai tea, caramelised pears, baked oranges and smoke.
Alc. 59.7% | £130 per bottle
Delivered to your door for free.
FIELD TO BOTTLE
REAL CRAFT. REAL INGREDIENTS. REAL PEOPLE.
THE ARBIKIE HIGHLAND ESTATE
Arbikie Estate is a family-owned working farm perched on the east coast of Angus. Here, the crop is king. We painstakingly plant, sow, tend and harvest the fields that make up Arbikie. We are craftsmen of the soil.
This is an estate profoundly shaped by its environment: the red sandstone-tinted soil, the powerful sea and the turbulent weather give Arbikie a character found nowhere else. And here, where land meets sea, sits our distillery. Created from an ancient barn, it is a place with all the ingredients required to produce authentic spirits of the highest quality, from field to bottle.
A TRADITIONAL ETHOS
Records show a distillery situated on our land dating back as far as 1794. During these ancient times, distilling was field to bottle, and it is this approach that inspired our own ethos (making spirits this way is rare, as big companies produce spirits as a global commodity). For us, authenticity and provenance are at the heart of everything we do. And let’s not forget creativity – as a family business we have the flexibility to be innovative and original.
ARBIKIE MASTER DISTILLER
KIRSTY BLACK
"Getting the best possible product starts in the field. If you get things right from the beginning it will continue through the harvested product and on into the bottle."
OUR DISTILLERY
The distillery is a stones throw from our fields. When our crops arrive, the magic begins. Renovated from the remains of an old cattle barn overlooking Lunan Bay, we are the first single-estate distillery to distil all our spirits in the same copper pot stills, with the vodka and gin spirit continuing their journey to our 40 plate distillation column. This distillation process means all our spirits reflect the traditional Scotch whisky method.
The distilling team is led by our Master Distiller, Kirsty Black (listed in the top ten female master distillers in the world by Spirits Business Magazine) and Christian Perez. Together with the Stirling brothers, they ensure that the history, tradition and provenance of Scottish distilling are built into the DNA of every spirit they create.
PROVENANCE & TRACEABILITY
The Arbikie Highland Estate has always been farmed with absolute respect for the land. The addition of a distillery has not changed our commitment to minimising any environmental impact. Provenance and traceability at Arbikie doesn’t stop with just our crops and water. We use juniper in our spirits - so we grow our own juniper. We use honey - produced by the bees on our farm. We use solar power, and our distilling from start to finish uses negligible miles for its production. The primary waste product from distilling is recycled wherever possible as feed for cattle.
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Rye January
Say goodbye to the stereotypical Dry January and hello to Rye January! We’re taking this month to celebrate the revival of Scottish Rye Whisky. With our first release, it was the first Scottish Rye in over 200 years. Truly, reviving a tradition by merging modern distilling with historical techniques.
Discover the characteristics of our each unique Highland Rye releases. From the Cask Strength, to Jamaican Rum, to 1794.
ARBIKIE HIGHLAND RYE SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY CASK SELECTION – JAMAICAN RUM, 5 YEAR OLD
£250.00
Third Limited Edition Highland Rye Single Grain Scotch Whisky, finished for one year in a Jamaican Rum barrel.
Appearance: Honey bronze colour
Aroma: Ripe Banana's, Grilled Pineapples, Vanilla Ice Cream, Roasted Almonds, Toasted Sugar
Taste: Stewed Fruits, Demerara Sugar, Cocoa, Grilled Pineapples, Blackcurrants, Cloves
Only 470 bottles released.
ARBIKIE HIGHLAND RYE SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY CASK SELECTION – ARMAGNAC, 4 YEAR OLD
£250.00
Second limited-edition, copper pot distilled Highland Rye Single Grain Scotch Whisky that has been matured in first-fill charred American Oak casks and enriched in Armagnac barrels.
Taste: Dates, Apricot, Caraway
Crop Variety: Arantes Scottish Rye, Viscount Scottish Wheat, Odyssey Scottish Malted Barley
Only 1220 bottles released.
ARBIKIE 1794 HIGHLAND RYE SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY - CASK STRENGTH EDITION 1
£130.00
This first edition of our Distillers Cask Strength Series features a hand-picked combination of four 5-year-old casks, chosen to accentuate the complexity and depth of our estate grown rye coupled with the influence of the selected casks.
Aroma: Baked Oranges, Crème Brûlée and Smoke.
Taste: Chai Tea, Caramelised Pears, Baked Oranges.
Only 966 bottles released.
ARBIKIE 1794 HIGHLAND RYE SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY – 2020 Release
£130.00
1794 - reviving a genuinely authentic way of distilling. We combined rye with new charred American oak, with maturation entirely in this lively new oak, creating exciting flavours and aromas to fire the imagination and senses.
Appearance: Amber Tones, Full Body
Aroma: Fresh Cloves, Nutmeg, Christmas Cake Spices, Thyme, Earthy Notes, Creamy Butterscotch
Taste: Cinnamon, Allspice And A Spicy Burst Tempered By Sweet Moscavado Sugar And Fresh Honey
ARBIKIE 1794 HIGHLAND RYE SINGLE GRAIN SCOTCH WHISKY – BATCH 22
£95.00
Batch 22 is the representation of a unique combination of weather, field and crop varieties.
Appearance: Deep Rich Amber
Aromas: Forest Berries, Black Tea and Caramel.
Authentic
1794 is made with our field to bottle ethos, allowing us to ensure the finest of ingredients are used.
Independent
We're an independently owned family distillery with a history dating back 400 years on our farm.
Sustainable
We aim to help our planet in all aspects. From recycling to minimal packaging to green energy.
Happy International Scotch Day
We’re celebrating International Scotch Day by raising a toast with a dram of 1794 Highland Rye Single Grain Scotch Whisky.
This collection was the first Scotch Rye Whiskies in over 100 years.
The inspiration behind using rye runs close to home and has personal ties to our heritage. Records show that, historically, rye whisky was produced at the Arbikie farm by our ancestors back in 1794, which the collection name is an homage to.
To this day, we continue reviving that tradition alongside using our field to bottle ethos, allowing us to innovate and obtain exceptional quality in all of our releases.
🥃 Let’s raise a dram together in celebration of our collections and those of our peers innovating throughout the world 🥃
Happy International Scotch Day
We’re celebrating International Scotch Day by raising a toast with a dram of 1794 Highland Rye Single Grain Scotch Whisky.
This collection was the first Scotch Rye Whiskies in over 100 years.
The inspiration behind using rye runs close to home and has personal ties to our heritage. Records show that, historically, rye whisky was produced at the Arbikie farm by our ancestors back in 1794, which the collection name is an homage to.
To this day, we continue reviving that tradition alongside using our field to bottle ethos, allowing us to innovate and obtain exceptional quality in all of our releases.
🥃 Let’s raise a dram together in celebration of our collections and those of our peers innovating throughout the world 🥃
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New Highland Rye Release: Artist Edition One
A collaboration borne from a mutual inspiration drawn from the lands surrounding us. We have collaborated with renowned Scottish Artist, Francis Boag, on the first Artist Edition of the Highland Rye Single Grain Scotch Whisky Cask Selection.
As with all Highland Rye releases, the liquid has it's own distinctive profile representative of it's moment in time and unique crafting.
Each order arrives with a hand-signed print of Francis Boag’s artwork, depicting the historic Red Castle and Lunan Bay views that surround our distillery.
All orders get one free ticket to the Dram Good Whisky Festival (worth £45) in August
"Francis Boag’s (photo’d above) approach is to experiment with light and shade, using bold and vibrant colours with broad-brush strokes, this technique connects the foreground with the background revealing the meaning of the art. Similarly, our inspiration on Boag’s technique catapulted our imagination and creativity to use Calvados casks to exhibit the aromas of caramelized apples in the foreground connecting with the bold and spicy character of our Highland Rye in the background. A symphony of affinity and contrast."
Christian Perez – Production Manager Arbikie Distillery
HIGHLAND RYE WHISKY: ARTIST EDITION ONE
Complimentary ticket to The Dram Good Whisky Festival (worth £45) with all orders this week.
WHISKY PROFILE
NO. OF BOTTLES: 1200
CASK NOs: 106, 108, 114, 115
CROPS: MAGNIFICO SCOTTISH RYE, ZULU SCOTTISH WHEAT, CONCERTO SCOTTISH MALTED BARLEY
MATURATION: CHARRED AMERICAN OAK ENRICHED IN CALVADOS BARRELS
APPEARANCE
BRIGHT AMBER COLOUR
AROMA
LEATHER, HAZELNUT, VANILLA APPLE COMPOTE