About Tullibardine
(tully-BAR-din) Tullibardine was founded in 1949 by distillery designer William Delmé-Evans in Blackford, on a site with a much longer brewing history that stretches back to 1488, when King James IV is recorded as having bought beer there. It was the first distillery built in Scotland since 1900, later passed through the hands of Brodie Hepburn and Invergordon, and then fell silent between 1993 and 2003 before returning to production under new ownership.
Since 2011, Tullibardine has been part of the French family-owned group Terroirs Distillers.
Today, Tullibardine combines that history with a strong emphasis on on-site production. Aside from malting, every stage takes place at the distillery, which includes its own cooperage, maturation warehouses and bottling line, giving it an unusual level of control over the whisky. The house style has evolved from the lighter, nutty spirit once made largely for blends into a more modern single malt profile, with fresher floral notes and a stronger focus on wood quality and cask influence.