Our Production Team, Ross, Nicky, Scott and

Gordon with cask number 1 on 1st August

2017. Our first cask to hold whisky in the

warehouse!

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Casks filled to date: 2955

Upcoming ..

Malt Stock (8th-10th September

2017) For the first time ever, Adelphi will be taking

part in Malt Stock –organised by whisky

lovers, for whisky lovers and hailed as the

most ‘relaxed’ whisky fair. The whisky event

which will be taking place for the 9th year

running will be in Overasselt, a village in the

Dutch province of Gelderland. Lucy will be

there representing Adelphi, holding a

masterclass on the Saturday afternoon.

A little shout out..

Now that we have entered our third year of

production and our warehouse has been

filling up nicely, the next logical step was to

have space for the growing cask numbers. Our

new Ardnamurchan Distillery warehousing is

well under way, meaning that we will have

plenty more room for casks to come.

Next month we will be releasing the next

mature spirit release, the Ardnamurchan

2017AD. Slightly more peaty than its

predecessor, the 2017AD has flavours of

‘Honey roasted nuts, Christmas-spiced

sultanas, baked apples, and custard creams on

the nose. Liquorice Allsorts, nutmeg, rock salt

and smouldering driftwood on the palate’. A

nice follow on showing work in progress

towards our first ever single malt.

Dancey Dispatches AUGUST 2017

THE FIRST ARDNAMURCHAN DISTILLERY CASKS OFFICIALLY HOLD WHISKY

Very excited to announce that we officially have whisky as our first

Ardnamurchan casks turned 3 years old as of the 1st August. With strict

regulations stipulating that spirit has to mature in oak casks for a minimum of

three years in Scotland before it can be called Scotch whisky, this marks a

landmark moment in our history as we start building our stock for the first ever

Ardnamurchan single malt which we are looking to release in 2021. Thanks to all

of our followers from all around the world who have also been helping us

celebrate! Alex Bruce, MD of Adelphi and The Ardnamurchan Distillery said: ‘This

is a hugely important milestone for Ardnamurchan. We have been overwhelmed

by the support for the distillery from all over the world, and this is a testament to

the great team we have working with us, and their absolute attention to quality.

The 500 litre ex-Sherry butt no. 1, filled on the 1st August 2014, is now

surrounded by a full warehouse of sister casks, all enjoying the superb west coast

maturation climate.”

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A landmark moment in the Ardnamurchan Distillery has been

reached this month as we can proudly say that the first casks laid

down in our warehouse now hold whisky for the first time.

VISIT FROM HIGHLAND BAND,

SKIPINNISH

On the 16th of August, renowned Highland band, Skipinnish paid us a visit at the Ardnamurchan Distillery. The band were taken on a tour round the distillery by Sophie and our Chairman, Keith Falconer which included a chance to see their cask in situ, as proud members of our Ardnamurchan Private Cask programme. At the end of the tour, the group came to enjoy a few drams at the VC bar which was then followed by the band playing a few tunes. A fantastic visit and look forward to welcoming you back to the distillery again soon.

ADELPHI AT THE WHISKY FRINGE

This year’s Edinburgh Whisky Fringe was a hit once again

this year with visitors from all around the world, whisky

novices and the more experienced whisky drinkers alike

attending this infamous Edinburgh whisky fair. Over the

course of the three days, attendees got to sample whiskies

from an array of different companies, with a total of 25

different distillers and more than 250 drams available to

taste. Gordon, Lewis, Sophie, Lucy and Antonia all took part

in the Whisky Fringe and once again the Adelphi stand

proved to be very popular. Our latest Bunnahabhain 11yo,

beautifully sherried from a refill sherry hogshead was the

first to go (with all bottles allocated for the tastings finished

before the end of day 2) and was voted one of the Spirit of

The Whisky Fringe Top 10. Other favourites at our stand

included the 26yo Bowmore, Glen Garioch 18yo, Glen Grant

29yo. The Half Time Orange was in high demand as well, a

rare archive bottling of Breath of the Highlands (1973)

which was one of only 51 bottles.

ADELPHI WHISKY TASTING AS PART OF NEW OFFER

AT THE KILCAMB HOTEL

We are happy to announce that four star luxury

country house hotel based in Strontian, the Kilcamb

Lodge Hotel , will be offering a special Adelphi whisky

tasting as part of their Gourmet food, fine wine and

rare whisky weekend. As part of this latest offer,

which includes a 2 night stay and fine dining in its

award winning restaurant (2AA Rosette), an

ambassador from our Ardnamurchan Distillery will

provide a whisky tasting where you will get the

opportunity to sample four single malts from the

Adelphi range. Delighted to be working with the

Kilcamb on this and we look forward to hosting our

whisky tastings in such a lovely setting.

ALEX’S OVERSEAS ADVENTURE PART II: FROM OZ TO NEW ZEALAND.

From Australia, Alex’s overseas adventure continued with a trip to New Zealand. Here, Alex’s first destination was Auckland

where he kicked off the first of the Adelphi whisky tastings, organised by Whisky Galore. The tasting was made extra special by

the fact that this was on the day that the Ardnamurchan Casks turned 3 years old. For round 2 of the Adelphi NZ tour, Alex made

his way to Wellington where a tasting was held at the QT Museum, a hotel boasting 160 original artworks by local and national

artists. Featured Adelphi drams included: Benrinnes 10yo, The Glover 18 batch 4, Cragganmore 30yo, Breath of Speyside 10yo,

Bunnahabhain 11yo and Laphroaig 20yo. Alex’s 3rd and final part of the tasting tour took place to a full house (around 40 people)

in Marlborough at the Spy Valley Winery (one of the world’s 20 most notable new producers) and its attendees included some

top wine makers. Alex’s New Zealand tour ended with Whisky Galore’s fantastic Inaugural Whisky Stramash – a night of Scottish

music, ceilidh dancing and of course, whisky. Invited as guest of honour, Alex introduced 3 whiskies over the course of the night,

including bottles of the Breath of Speyside which were donated by Adelphi towards the evening’s enjoyment.

ADELPHI HEADS TO FALKIRK FOR THE

SECOND YEAR RUNNING

Antonia and Lucy took part in the 2nd ever

Falkirk Whisky Festival which was held at

Dobie Hall on 19th August. The Adelphi stand

featured some of our most recent bottlings

as well as The Glover 18. Several return

customers from the previous year made a

bee-line for the stand, eager to try the new

range that was on offer this time around.

Someone was so impressed with the bottle

of the Breath of the Highlands they bought

the last available bottle. We also had a guest

appearance from great friend and whisky

accomplice, Andrew Goodwin, who came to

join the Adelphi stand for part of the first

session.

ALEX BRUCE JOINS THE EXTENDED BRUCE FAMILY, TAKING PART IN

THE EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO

As part of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s ‘Splash of Tartan’,

Scottish clans and families were invited to ‘march on the castle’ over

the course of the month long event. On the penultimate night (25th

August), MD of Adelphi, Alex Bruce and members of his family joined

Bruces and Duries from all over the world, accompanied by the Elgin

Regiment as they marched onto the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle.

Alex’s brother, Charles, led the march followed by the Chief’s Bruce

flags and the Elgin regiment carrying Robert the Bruce’s sword. On

the night, in an Edinburgh Tattoo first, the Guest of Honour receiving

the salute and a welcoming dram from the Chiefs was none other

than the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (The most senior

military person in the world). Over the course of the Bruce and Durie

march, a bottle of specially labelled Adelphi Breath of Speyside was

also presented to the Tattoo CEO, Brigadier David Allfrey.

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GETTING TO KNOW THE TEAM: ANTONIA BRUCE

WHAT’S YOUR POSITION WITHIN THE COMPANY?

‘European Sales’, covering France, Italy, Austria, Poland, UK (occasionally Finland)

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING AT ADELPHI?

I’ve been part of the Adelphi team for 8 years WHAT BROUGHT YOU INTO THE WHISKY INDUSTRY?

Thirst…haha, no, I had 8 years’ previous experience in the wine and champagne world.

My developing interest in whisky coincided happily with a need for an extra pair of hands at Adelphi.

DESCRIBE A DAY IN THE LIFE DEALING WITH ADELPHI’S EUROPEAN SALES?

I work part-time for Adelphi, 9-3.30, plus weekends if there are fairs. If it’s a desk-day, I will generally do morning admin: go

through my emails, deal with any orders, chase cheques, and then usually try to meet customers by 11 before they get busy. If

it’s an on-the-road day, I’ll leave as soon as my children have left for school, at 7.45 so that I can fit as much in as possible.

Even though I work from home, I try to get across to the Mother Ship in Fife once a week, if only to check that they haven’t

forgotten me.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR FAVOURITE ASPECT OF YOUR JOB?

Without a doubt, working with a wonderful group of people.

WHAT DO YOU DO TO UNWIND OUTSIDE OF WORK?

Depending on how long the day has been, either of the following: Meet friends for restorative chat, food and drinkies. Play

tennis (badly), ditto cricket (a recent hobby). Watch my children play cricket. Puff my way up Arthur’s Seat with the dog.

Watch an entire box-set of Homeland in the company of a bag of Doritos.

HAVE YOU GOT A FAVOURITE WHISKY THAT YOU’VE TRIED?

Possibly my all-time favourite was one of ours: a 2-casker of Bunnahabhain, almost Guinness coloured, fairly elderly…It was

like drinking Heaven. And if there’s no Adelphi available, I'll always ask for a Highland Park or a Springbank.

By: Lucy Coomber – Marketing and Communications

Spotted: Some of our

special Adelphi 35cls

at Castle Terrace