Nestled in the beautiful village of Blackford at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands, Tullibardine boasts a heritage that stretches back centuries. The site originally began as Scotland’s first public brewery in the 15th century. In fact, it famously supplied beer to King James IV in 1488 just before his coronation! It was not until 1947 that Welsh engineer William Delme Evans tested the pristine local water from the Danny Burn and realised it was absolute perfection for whisky making. He converted the historic brewery into a distillery, with the first spirit flowing in 1949. After passing through several corporate hands and enduring a long mothballed period in the 1990s, the distillery was rescued and restarted by a private consortium in 2003. However, the true turning point for modern investors occurred in 2011, when the distillery was purchased by the prestigious French wine and spirits group Picard Vins & Spiritueux. This vital acquisition completely transformed Tullibardine, granting the Highland distillery unprecedented, exclusive access to some of the finest wine casks in the world.