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Everything you need to know about Arbikie Distillery
Most popular bottles from the distillery
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Arbikie Highland Rye Single Grain Whisky 1st Release£244.99 Inc VAT
A brief History
Arbikie, Highlands Region, Scotland. Founded in 2013.
Grain to Glass by the Sea
If whisky were a landscape, Arbikie would be a patchwork of golden fields meeting storm‑kissed coastline. Founded in 2013 by the Stirling family, Arbikie is not your average distillery. It sits on a large working farm in Angus, growing many of the raw ingredients it uses—barley, peas, potatoes, rye—and draws its water from its own sources. Every step is done on the estate: planting, harvesting, distilling, maturing, even bottling.
They’re known for being bold: bringing back Rye whisky to Scotland after over a century; creating gin and vodka that are “climate positive”; and doing everything with sustainability in mind. The style they’re building is Highland whisky with a salty coastal sharpness, farm sweetness, and experimental edge. If you ask me, Arbikie feels like whisky made by people who love the land just as much as the spirit.
Flavour Profile:
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Arbikie is renowned for its field‑to‑bottle single malt whisky and spirits. The distillery is particularly known for its estate‑grown crops and experimental approach, which bring texture, freshness, and layered flavour. Key flavour characteristics include:
• Ripe orchard notes—pear, apple—offset by soft barley sweetness
• Warming vanilla and honey tones from cask maturation
• Gentle spice and oakwood presence, especially in older or rye expressions
• Occasionally subtle coastal influence—sea air, salt—especially when barley fields meet the sea
Top 4 Flavour Profile Ingredients
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Apple / Pear |
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Oak / Wood Spice |
Here are some of the Arbikie whiskies and spirits people speak about most:
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Arbikie Highland Rye – Sweden’s first rye whisky in over 100 years; bold rye influence, grain character
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Estate Single Malt (once matured enough) – their layout promises vintage, field‑tagged malt whiskies in future releases
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Gin & Vodka (Nàdar, etc.) – while not whisky, helps reveal their style: farm‑grown, earthy, flavour honest
Note: Their whisky releases are relatively rare so far, since they’re ageing spirit under strict timelines and with care.
Arbikie Highland Rye Single Grain Whisky 1st Release
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The Distillery
Name: Arbikie Distillery
Address: Inverkeilor, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
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 www.arbikie.com |
 +44 1241 830770 |
Visiting Arbikie Distillery:
Visitor Centre & Tours
Yes — Arbikie has a visitor centre and experience tours, which let you see the farm‑to‑bottle process close up.
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Opening Times: Daily, generally 10:00am to 4:30pm, but availability depends on booking in advance
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What’s on Offer:
• Farm tour: fields, crops, barley, potatoes, rye etc.
• Distillery tour: copper wash & spirit stills, warehouses
• Tasting sessions of their whisky, gin, vodka, especially the rye expression
• Café and shop on‑site; views over Lunan Bay (sea meets fields)
Ownership & History
Arbikie is independently family owned. The Stirling family have farmed the estate for generations, and brothers John, Iain, and David are the current owners. Though established in 2013, the idea draws on older roots—records suggest whisky distilling in that area goes back centuries, and the estate itself has been in the Stirling family’s hands for decades. Their modern distillery is built with long‑term thinking: sustainability, field‑by‑field provenance, reintroduction of rye whisky, and high environmental standards.
Distillery Facts
History and Ownership
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Founded in 2013 by brothers John, Iain, and David Stirling.
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Located on their family-owned Arbikie Estate in Inverkeilor, Angus, Scotland.
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The Stirling family has farmed the estate for over 400 years.
Farm-to-Bottle Philosophy
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One of Scotland’s only true field-to-bottle distilleries.
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Grows its own barley, rye, and potatoes on-site.
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Controls every stage of production: from growing the raw ingredients to distillation, maturation, and bottling.
Location and Environment
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Situated on the east coast of Scotland with strong coastal and agricultural influences.
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Water is sourced from a private spring on the estate.
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The distillery benefits from fertile land and sea air, contributing to spirit character.
Production Details
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Uses copper pot stills for whisky and column stills for other spirits.
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Produces single malt and rye whisky, as well as gin and vodka.
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Fermentation times are long (around 96 to 120 hours), encouraging complexity and fruity esters.
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Annual whisky production capacity is around 200,000 litres.
Whiskies and Innovation
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Launched Highland Rye, the first Scottish rye whisky in over a century, in 2018.
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Offers various Highland Rye expressions:
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Original (unpeated)
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PX Cask Finish (Pedro Ximénez sherry)
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Also released early single malt and experimental cask editions.
Sustainability and Recognition
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Known for its sustainable approach—minimizing carbon footprint by using estate-grown materials.
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Packaging and processes are designed with environmental impact in mind.
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Opened a visitor centre in 2022 for tours, tastings, and direct sales.
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Continues to expand its portfolio with innovation in grain types, casks, and finishes.
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