Distil PLC Ardgowan Distillery site Open Day
26 Juli 2023 - 8:00AM
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Distil PLC
26 July 2023
DISTIL PLC
Crowds descend on Ardgowan Distillery site for Open Day
Distil plc (AIM:DIS), owner of premium drinks brands RedLeg
Spiced Rum, Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, TRØVE Botanical Vodka and
Blavod Black Vodka, is pleased to note that Ardgowan Distillery
Company Limited ("Ardgowan") , hosted its first Open Day on
Saturday 22 July at the distillery site in Inverkip, with
representatives from Distil in attendance.
The site welcomed more than 5,000 visitors on the day from the
local area and as far afield as the USA. Guests were given the
opportunity to sign-up to Clan Ardgowan, pre-purchase an Ardgowan
cask, and secure a limited-edition Clan Ardgowan Open Day bottling,
with Master Whisky Maker, Max Mcfarlane, on hand to host whisky
tastings and sign bottles.
In addition, guests were given the opportunity to tour the
Blackwoods building, taste the range, and discover the newly
installed still, as well as cast votes to decide its name from a
shortlist evoking stories from the local area. The winning name
will be revealed at a later date as part of the opening of the
visitor centre, which will include a gin and vodka school where
guests can try their hand at distilling their own bespoke
bottlings, tasting room, bar and retail space.
Alongside whisky and gin tastings, visitors were treated to live
music from crowd pleasers The Laurettes, food trucks, and a pop-up
bar from the Inverkip Hotel serving Ardgowan and Blackwoods
cocktails.
The day was a celebration of the Ardgowan journey so far, and
the local community, which the distillery will be a part of for
years to come.
Commenting on the Open Day, Martin McAdam, CEO Ardgowan, said:
"We are really bowled over by the local community support. We
estimated that over the 5 hour period we had more than 5,000 people
at the event. We served over 1,000 tastings and our special
bottling for the day sold out very quickly. We really appreciate
the support from the local community and the whisky fans who
travelled to our event. We had people come from the USA, France,
Germany, Austria, Ireland and even Perthshire!"
"We thank people for their patience whilst waiting in the queues
- they were a bit longer than we would have liked but I spoke to as
many people as I could on the day and everyone had only positive
things to say about the day. We would like to make this an annual
event and we are already planning on how we can make this an even
better experience for everyone who came along."
Distil Executive Chairman, Don Goulding, said: "It was great to
be a part of the Ardgowan Open Day, which was a resounding success.
The team created a fantastic atmosphere and experience, and the
feedback from visitors was unanimously positive. We were delighted
to be able to show guests the newly installed stills and give
tastings of the Blackwoods gin & vodka range, with great
comments received on the liquid, and enthusiasm shown for the plans
for the visitor centre. This marks the start of a long relationship
with the local community, and we look forward to supporting
Ardgowan as it continues to grow."
Photography and video footage of the day can be viewed on the
Distil website.
Ardgowan is poised to commence construction of a new net-zero
distillery which includes cutting-edge technologies and
partnerships with new technology developers to deliver a truly
carbon-neutral spirit. The distillery has partnered with
Heriot-Watt University and engineers Briggs of Burton to develop
technology to capture all of the CO2 in its fermentation process
and transform it into green biomethane - a technique which has
never been used in a Scotch whisky distillery before.
For further information please contact:
Distil plc
Don Goulding, Executive Chairman Tel: +44 203 405 0475
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SPARK Advisory Partners Limited
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Neil Baldwin Tel +44 203 368 3550
Mark Brady
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Turner Pope Investments (TPI)
Limited (Broker)
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Andy Thacker / James Pope Tel +44 20 3657 0050
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