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Construction
of the new Dunphail distillery in
Speyside gets underway and the folks
behind it launch 'Founders Club'
membership at £695, members will receive
four bottles of Dunphail whisky and a
bottle of London's Bimber single malt
which equates to £139 per bottle.
Following the announcement in July
this year that the team behind London's
Bimber Distillery got the go ahead for
Dunphail craft distillery and visitor
centre just south of Forres in Speyside,
Scotland I can now tell you that
construction is now underway following
significant initial investment into the
new business.
The construction of Dunphail distillery
is planned to take approximately 12
months to complete, the 200,000 LPA
capacity site, which will be converted
from an existing farm steading, is
aiming to shift the perceptions of what
Scotch whisky can be. Dunphail will
adopt a single-minded approach to its
production, utilising time-honoured
processes such as on-site floor maltings,
traditional kilning, long fermentations
and direct-fired stills. Through this
resolutely traditional mindset,
character and flavour will be placed
ahead of yield in order to craft spirits
that possess the essence and
distinctiveness of whisky the way it
used to be made.
"We’re thrilled to be starting the
construction of Dunphail Distillery"
said spokesperson Matt McKay. "We
fundamentally believe that the most
characterful whiskies in the world are
created from the finest ingredients and
are crafted using authentic traditional
processes. At Dunphail we’ll be applying
our established expertise in developing
world-class whiskies and employing the
traditions of the past to shape the
whisky of tomorrow."
To mark the commencement of the
construction of the distillery Dunphail
have launched its Founders’ Club and
initial private cask offering via
Dunphail's website from 1pm on Friday
10th December 2021.
Dunphail Founders Club members will
receive a bottle of the distillery’s
inaugural single malt whisky (expected
in 2026) plus four exclusive releases
including the first peated whisky
produced at the distillery, two Founder
member-only Gonzalez Byass single sherry
casks and a specially commissioned
‘commemorative’ release from Bimber
Distillery in London that celebrated the
important role that Bimber’s pursuit of
tradition has played in the
establishment of Dunphail's values and
production processes.
So what will these five bottles of
Dunphail's whisky cost Founders Club
members; well Dunphail are asking you to
dig deep into your pockets for five
bottles of young whisky with their
Founders membership priced at £695 this
also includes a host of additional
benefits such as 10% discount on online
purchases, notice of future releases and
a welcome pack containing branded nosing
glasses.
Alongside the Founders’ Club, the
distillery’s inaugural private cask
programme has launched offering the
opportunity for families, friends and
enthusiasts to lay down their own stock
of Dunphail single malt and enjoy its
development from spirit to maturity. 200
litre ex-bourbon barrels, 125 litre
Pedro Ximenez and 125 litre Oloroso
sherry cask are offered in both unpeated
and peated styles, with prices ranging
£3,800 - £6,400.
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