The annual Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a unique visit to Benromach Distillery. With a full programme of events for this years festival, there is something to suit everyone!
Benromach Distillery Managers' Tour
See the workings of Speyside’s smallest and most exclusive working distillery through the eyes of its Manager, Keith Cruickshank. Keith will guide you round the distillery, where just two experienced distillers create Benromach using the finest Scottish barley and the purest spring water from the nearby Romach Hills.
After the tour, Keith will help you to understand the aromas and complexities of various expressions of Benromach Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
Friday 2nd May - 2.00pm
Saturday 3rd May - 11.30am
Cost: £15.00 per person
Spirit of Speyside Golf Competition in Association with Benromach Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
A first for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival with an 18 hole stableford golf competition at Forres Golf Club. Once your round is completed there will be an opportunity to enjoy a tasting of single malts from Benromach Distillery.
Forres is one of the best parkland golf courses in the North of Scotland and is renowned for the general quality of the course and the greens in particular. Mature trees and spectacular views over Findhorn Bay makes this an ideal challenge for golfers of all abilities.
Visit www.spiritofspeyside.com or call Forres Golf Club on 01309 672 250 to enter.
Friday 2nd May
Tee times available between 0830 - 1030
18 Hole Stableford - Ladies & Gentlemen (£35 per person)
Benromach Distillery Exclusive Managers' Tour
For many years, the Urquhart family who own and manage Gordon & MacPhail had dreamt of owning a distillery, and in 1993 this dream was realised when the company bought Benromach Distillery. Following five years of reinstallation work, HRH The Prince of Wales formally re-opened the distillery, exactly 100 years after its foundation in 1898.
Join Ian Urquhart, recently retired Managing Director of Gordon & MacPhail for an insight into the family philosophy for producing high quality single malts, which has evolved through the four generations of the Urquhart family. Ian will explain how Gordon & MacPhail completed the whisky circle and fulfilled a wish held for many years by purchasing their first distillery.
Following Ian’s presentation, bring the story to life and join Distillery
Manager, Keith Cruickshank for an in-depth tour of the distillery with an opportunity to taste new make spirit right through the distillation process.
Complete the story by indulging in a tasting of various expressions from the range of Benromach Speyside Single Malt Scotch whiskies, with expert guidance from Keith, the man behind the malt.
Saturday 3rd May - 3.30pm
Cost: £35.00 per person
Tickets for the above events can be purchased at www.spiritofspeyside.com
Benromach Family Fun Day
A free fun day out for all the family at Speyside’s smallest working distillery. The title of ‘Cask Rolling Champions’ is again up for grabs in the third inter-distillery cask rolling competition. Also featuring free tours, nosing competitions, games and events – there’s something for everyone!
Sunday 4th May - 12noon - 4pm
FREE ENTRY
Please click here to be re-directed to the Gordon & MacPhail website, to view the whole programme of events for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2008. Gordon & MacPhail are the owners and proprietors of Benromach Distillery and Malt Whisky Centre.