Annandale
The original distillery in Annan closed in 1918; it was only in 2007 that husband-and-wife owners David Thomson and Teresa Church began a faithful, seven-year restoration of the site, costing around £10.5 million. In 2014, spirit ran from the stills again for the first time in almost a century – today Annandale ranks among Scotland's southernmost distilleries.
Annandale is an unusual Lowland distillery, producing both an unpeated and a heavily peated single malt in parallel – with no added colouring and no chill filtration. The core lines Man O' Words and Man O' Sword, together with the Annandale Storyman blend, make up this young but history-rich distillery's range in our selection.
Content: 0.7 Liter (€94.27 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 business days
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Content: 0.7 Liter (€88.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€42.84 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€128.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€88.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€88.56 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€95.70 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
Content: 0.7 Liter (€95.70 / 1 Liter)
Available, delivery time: 3-6 business business days
How was a ruin, closed since 1918, faithfully rebuilt?
The excavated remains of the historic pot still installation can still be viewed on the Annandale Distillery site today. After the original distillery closed in 1918, husband-and-wife owners David Thomson and Teresa Church bought the property in 2007 and invested around £10.5 million over seven years in a faithful reconstruction. In November 2014, a new era began with the production of two contrasting whisky styles.
Why does a single Lowland distillery produce two such different whiskies?
The unpeated Man O' Words is named after Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, while the heavily peated Man O' Sword is named after Robert the Bruce, the Scottish king of the wars of independence. This deliberate split is unusual for a Lowland distillery, a region traditionally known for mild, unpeated malts.
The most popular bottling
1. Annandale Storyman
The distillery's approachable blended Scotch.
Taste: Mild and balanced with malty sweetness.
Serving suggestion: A good, uncomplicated introduction to the brand.
Facts and figures
Address: Annan, Dumfries and Galloway. Rebuilt: 2007–2014 by David Thomson and Teresa Church. Core lines: Man O' Words (unpeated) and Man O' Sword (peated), mostly available as dated Founders Selection single-cask releases.