St George's Distillery
Location | Harling Road, Roudham, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
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Coordinates | 52°27′03″N 0°54′55″E / 52.450800°N 0.915400°E |
Owner | The English Whisky Co. |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | James Nelstrop & Andrew Nelstrop |
Status | Operational |
No. of stills | 2 |
Capacity | 1,800 litres |
Website | englishwhisky |
St George's Distillery is a
Founding and history
Initially the distillery was planned as a
The founder of the distillery, James Nelstrop, described manufacturing whisky in Norfolk as a dream forty-five years in culmination. His son, Andrew Nelstrop, was the main contractor in the building's construction. The barley now used by the distillery is sourced in Norfolk and historically would have been exported to Scotland's whisky makers.
The premises were officially opened by
Production
When The English Whisky Company first started distilling in 2006, the Nelstrops brought in Iain Henderson (formally of
The barley used in production is locally sourced and the water is supplied from an aquifer that runs directly beneath the distillery. The whisky is matured in casks, is natural coloured, non chill-filtered and bottled on site at 46% abv as standard.[4]
Products
The distillery produces a range of whisky products, including beverages and whisky-based jams & conserves.[5] Its single malt whisky series is noteworthy for being released in batches called 'Chapters' denoting the change in the spirit throughout the aging process.[6]
In 2016 the company drop the Chapters format and rebranded the range to "The English" the first two new expressions were Original and Smokey.[7] Followed a year later by the introduction of "The Norfolk" brand, a single grain range.[8]
See also
- English Whisky
References
- ^ "English whisky bottled for first time in a century". BBC News. 10 December 2009.
- ^ Rowley, Tom (9 February 2014). "English distillers race to profit from the £4bn whisky boom". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "English Whisky Company minutes from disaster". Diss Express. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
- ^ Whisky Review Blog[unreliable source?]
- ^ http://www.englishwhisky.co.uk Official English Whisky Co. Website[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Buchanan, Rose Troup (3 November 2014). "'Best whisky in the world' prize won by Japanese single malt for first time as Scottish distilleries lose out". Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24.
- ^ "The English Whisky Company has unveiled new packaging designs for its portfolio, at the same time as rebranding its 'Classic' and 'Peated' expressions". The Spirit Business. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "English Whisky Co releases Malt 'n' Rye". The Drinks Report. Retrieved 14 February 2021.