Arbikie Distillery
A distillery on the Stirling family's farm by Inverkeilor, making vodka, gin and whisky from crops grown on the estate, with tours and a cafe-bar.
On the coast of Angus, where the fields run to the edge of the cliffs above Lunan Bay, the Stirling family have farmed Arbikie for four generations.
In 2013 they built a distillery among the fields, to turn their own crops into spirits, from field to bottle on one farm.
The potatoes go into Tattie Bogle vodka, and the vodka is the base for Kirsty's Gin, named after Kirsty Black, the distiller who made it. Wheat and rye become whisky, laid down in the warehouses. The glass-walled visitor building looks out over the fields and the sea, with a cafe-bar serving food and cocktails.
Tours and tastings run through the day and are booked ahead.
Open every day from ten until half past four.
Tours and experiences are booked ahead.
- Where
- Arbikie Highland Estate, Inverkeilor, by Arbroath DD10 9TR.
Opening hours
Their website- Monday
- 10am–4.30pm
- Tuesday
- 10am–4.30pm
- Wednesday
- 10am–4.30pm
- Thursday
- 10am–4.30pm
- Friday
- 10am–4.30pm
- Saturday
- 10am–4.30pm
- Sunday
- 10am–4.30pm
On the coast by Inverkeilor, above Lunan Bay between Arbroath and Montrose.
Lunan Bay2 miles7 min by road
Gordon's Restaurant & Rooms4 miles7 min by road
Arbroath AbbeyThe abbey where the Declaration of Arbroath was sealed in 1320.9 miles17 min by road
Arbroath CliffsRed sandstone cliffs, arches and caves north of Arbroath.10 miles20 min by road
Auchmithie and the Ethie CliffsA clifftop walk from the fishing village of Auchmithie.11 miles20 min by road
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