The Famous Grouse Experience Shortlisted for 2 Icon of Whisky Awards

PERTH, Scotland - Oct. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- The Famous Grouse Experience at Glenturret Distillery in Crieff is toasting being shortlisted for two awards at Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky Awards. Scotland’s oldest and most visited distillery will battle it out against some high calibre competition featuring many of Scotland’s other top distilleries.

Securing nominations for Whisky Visitor Attraction and Whisky Visitor Attraction Manager for The Famous Grouse Experience’s General Manager Stuart Cassells, the team will have a nail biting wait to find out if they have made the final cut. Members of the public can vote by visiting www.iconsofwhisky.com and the distillery will be hoping that its tens of thousands of annual visitors will get behind the nominations.

It has been an exciting year for Scotland’s most popular Distillery. The Famous Grouse Experience recently completed a £250,000 investment in its key visitor areas and café. The refurbishment programme, which was the first major upgrade to the facilities since 2007, was officially opened at the end of May by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, whose visit received international media coverage, projecting the visitor’s event facilities across the globe.

Their efforts to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Strathearn were recognised by the events industry with a Commendation for Best In House Event for hosting the Royal Visit, at the recent Scottish Event Awards in Glasgow.

Lesley Williamson, Business Development Manager at The Famous Grouse Experience, said:

“It is great news to be shortlisted for these two Icons of Whisky awards so quickly after finding out we’d received a Commendation for Best In House Event at the Scottish Event Awards earlier this week. We know we have a world-class venue that is enjoyed by so many people every year and everyone here at The Famous Grouse Experience is delighted that our visitor attraction is being recognised. We are also thrilled for Stuart being nominated and will have our fingers crossed for a winning result.”

Voting closes on 22^nd October. To vote for The Famous Grouse Experience in Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky awards, visit www.iconsofwhisky.com

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For further information on this news release, please contact Tricia Fox, Volpa, Tel: 07989 955039 or 01738 658187, Email: t.fox@volpa.co.uk

Notes to Editors

About Glenturret Distillery and The Famous Grouse Experience

The Famous Grouse Experience is located at Scotland’s oldest working distillery – Glenturret. Originally established as a single malt distillery in 1775, today The Famous Grouse Experience is the most visited distillery in Scotland (welcoming an average of 100,000 visitors every year).

The distillery offers the opportunity to learn how a single malt is made in the traditional way, as well as learning how some of the Glenturret single malt is then blended along with other grain and malt whiskies to create The Famous Grouse, the No. 1 whisky in the UK.

Opening Hours 9am - 6pm.  Three tours are currently available: The Experience Tour (includes 2 whisky tastes), The Seasonal Tour (includes 5 whisky tastes) and the Chocolate Connoisseur Tour (includes a private whisky tasting with matching chocolates). Tours start from £10. Children under 12 go free. The First Tour is at 9.30am & Last Tour at 4.30pm.

For more information please visit www.thefamousgrouse.com or call 01764 656565

About The Famous Grouse (www.thefamousgrouse.com)

The Famous Grouse is the No. 1 whisky in UK and No. 4 standard blended whisky worldwide (IWSR data 2012).

The Famous Grouse has been the best-selling whisky in Scotland since 1980.

The Famous Grouse is exported to over 100 countries.

Created in 1896 by founder Matthew Gloag, it was originally called The Grouse Brand.

The brand became so popular that on August 12^th 1905 it was renamed The Famous Grouse.