Wolfburn Distillery Tour Report [photos]thurso-Highland-Scotland
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We visited Wolfburn Distillery, in Thurso, Scotland’s northernmost town.
We knew nothing about it, but it seemed doable before heading to the Orkney Islands, so we went.
Being the northernmost place, you can apparently see the aurora in winter — Wolfburn even has a whisky called Aurora, and it’s the design of their website too.
Here’s a look at our visit.
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Features of the Distillery
Founded in 2013, it’s in Thurso, the northernmost place in Scotland.
Wolfburn means “wolf stream.” Thurso is said to have had wolves long ago.
It has two stills and uses hard water as its mashing water.
There was originally a distillery of the same name that operated from 1822 to 1860, and it used the same mashing water.
Dried fruit, orange, and oily tastes.
Location/ Access
It’s about a 30-minute walk from Thurso station, Scotland’s northernmost town.
Being the northernmost town, I thought it might be cold, but it was less cold than the mountain-valley areas.
There seem to be a few buses running too, but we walked there.
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The Distillery’s Exterior
This warehouse is the distillery.
We weren’t sure whether we could go in, but inside was a compact distillery, different from what we’d imagined.
The Tour We Joined
Apart from the cask warehouse, the whisky was made in a single room.
It was so compact, it really surprised us.
We had five kinds.Every one was distinctive and delicious!
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The Shop
It’s inside the distillery.
It had a cool, wooden atmosphere.
Summary
Wolfburn is still one of the newer distilleries, but I thought it was a really unique and cool distillery.
Being the northernmost place, it’s rather hard to reach, but from there you can also go on to the nature-rich Orkney Islands.
A whisky I’d love to buy again if I spot it in Japan!