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Tullibardine Distillery is situated 16 miles
north of Stirling, 18 miles south of Perth, at the
Village of Blackford, just off the main A9
road.
The Distillery can be visited most of the
year for the Shop and Tours. Postcode: PH4
1QG
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The Image top right is from the Tullibardine
Distillery visitor car park looking towards the
Visitor Centre.
This is a Single Malt Distillery from 5 to
40 years old, £38 to £20,000 per
bottle.
Tullibardine Whisky
Range.
For a list of all Distillers in Scotland
that can be visited, view the page. Whisky
Distillers.
Tullibardine Distillery History
1488 - there was a Brewery on this site with
King James IV popping in to buy some beer.
1798 - William and Henry Bannerman opened
the first Distillery here that only lasted 1
year.
1814 - Andrew Bannerman re-opened the
Distillery.
1837 - the Distillery closed again.
1947 - William Delme-Evans from Wales
re-opened the Distillery, using the name of the
small Tullibardine Chapel close by.
Delme-Evans was also involved in the
founding of many other Distilleries such as
Jura.
1980s & 1990s - many Scottish Whisky
Distilleries began closing or were mothballed
at a time Vodka and Gin were appealing more to
younger people.
1993 - Tullibardine Distillery was bought by
Whyte & Mackay, a company that specialised
in Blending Malt and Grain Whisky.
1995 - Tullibardine Distillery was
mothballed.
2003 - Tullibardine Distillery was re-opened
by a group of private investors operating as
Tullibardine Distillery Ltd.
2004 - the Tullibardine Distillery Visitor
Centre opened at a time Whisky Tours around
Scotland were becoming real popular.
2011 - Tullibardine Distillery was sold to
the French company Picard Vins &
Spiritueux.
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