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The tasting bar at Still Spirit, stools along the counter by tall windows onto the fields.
Aberdeenshire

Still Spirit

A whisky shop and dram bar on the edge of Pitmedden, home also to the Whisky Hammer auctions.

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Still Spirit is a whisky shop and tasting room in the countryside on the outskirts of Pitmedden, a village north of Aberdeen best known for its great formal garden.

The building is new, and it is also home to Whisky Hammer, one of the world's leading online whisky auction houses.

The shop carries a fine choice of whiskies, gins and other spirits, and it has a fully stocked dram bar, pouring measures to take away, among them some old and rare whiskies that would be hard to taste anywhere else without buying the whole bottle.

Tasting events are held regularly, hosted by brand ambassadors and whisky experts, for groups of up to sixteen, with tickets sold online. It is an easy stop after a morning at Pitmedden Garden, and Tolquhon Castle, one of the finest ruined castles in the north-east, is a couple of miles away. Glen Garioch distillery at Oldmeldrum is a short drive west.

A short drive awayEllon Castle GardensThe castle's private walled garden in the middle of Ellon, given to the town and restored.12 min by roadSee itA great old yew spreading its branches over the lawn of Ellon Castle Gardens.
Before you go

Tasting events are hosted for groups of up to sixteen, with tickets sold online.

Where
Outskirts of Pitmedden.
Tastings
Up to 16, tickets online.
Where it is

Pitmedden.

Close byAround Pitmedden.
  1. The Coffee Apothecary's granite café in Udny at dusk, its windows lit.The Coffee Apothecary UdnyUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. The parterres of Pitmedden Garden below the wall, clipped yews at the corners.Pitmedden Garden2 miles6 min by road
  3. Tolquhon Castle's roofless courtyard and gatehouse towers across the lawn under a grey sky.Tolquhon Castle3 miles8 min by road
  4. The Coffee Apothecary's long timber counter in Ellon, a barista at work under pendant lamps.The Coffee Apothecary Ellon6 miles12 min by road
  5. A drawing room at Haddo House, its ornate ceiling above portraits and blue chairs.Haddo House6 miles18 min by road
Directions
A great old yew spreading its branches over the lawn of Ellon Castle Gardens.AttractionsEllon Castle Gardens6.0 miles
The whitewashed buildings and tall chimney of Glen Garioch Distillery in Oldmeldrum.AttractionsGlen Garioch Distillery6.7 miles
Halved croissant on a plate beside a wicker bread basketCafeTrellis6.8 miles
Meldrum House's turrets seen through trees, heather in the foreground.AttractionsMeldrum House Hotel7.1 miles
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Seal's head breaking the surface of calm grey waterAttractionsNewburgh Seal Beach7.2 miles
Carved stone panels and fragments laid along a shelf against the rubble wall of Kinkell Church.AttractionsKinkell Church10 miles
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