St. George's distillery
Originally envisioned as a micro distillery but as customs and excise wouldn’t consider anything smaller than 1800 litre stills the operation ended up considerably larger and a good thing too as there’s some pretty impressive stuff coming from the distillery! In particular their grains
Although the first distillery in England for over 100 years help was at hand in the form of Ian Henderson (formally of Laphroaig), who lent his expertise to, and helped train up the current manager/distiller/blender David Fitt.
The barley is from East Anglia, while the water comes from the Breckland aquifer, via a 160-foot (49-metre) borehole in the garden. The whisky is matured primarily in Jim Beam bourbon casks, uncoloured, non chill-filtered and hand bottled on site
St. George's factsheet
| Name | Pronounced | AKA | Region | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's | English Whisky Company | England | ||
| Status | Active | Whisky Type | Website | Tours Available |
| Active | - Present | Malt | St. George's | Tour Link |
| Manager | Distiller | Blender | Owned by | Parent Group |
| English Whisky Co Ltd |
St. George's Timeline:
2006: Founded by farmer and businessman James Nelstrop and his son Andrew. The first spirit flows in December
2007: The distillery visitor centre is opened
2009: The first whisky is available for sale
2013: Marks & Spencer launches its own range of English whiskies, sourcing the liquid from The English Whisky Company
2014: James Nelstrop passes away in September