Blackwood distillery explained

Blackwood
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Founded:	July 2002

Blackwood distillery was a Scottish distiller founded in July 2002 with the aim of building Shetland's first Scotch whisky distillery run by Caroline Whitfield. Products included Muckle Flugga whisky, Jago's cream liqueur and Blackwoods gin and vodka.^[1] In May 2008, the company went into administration, but a new company, Catfirth Ltd, was established to continue the whisky business and took over the remaining stocks of whisky.^[2] The stocks of the vodka and gin brands were sold to a company called Blavod Extreme Spirits.^[3] In 2013, word of further funding came through, with a promise that a distillery will open soon after^[4] but by 2015 that had not happened.^[1]

The Shetland Distillery Company, which produces the Shetland Reel Gin range is the most northerly distillery in the United Kingdom.

Products

The company's first products went on sale in October 2003:

• JAGOs vanilla vodka cream (17% abv)
• Blackwood's Vintage Dry Gin (40% abv)
• Blackwoods 60 Gin (60%abv)
• Blackwood's Premium Nordic Vodka (40% abv)

See also

• List of whisky brands
• List of distilleries in Scotland

External links

• Blackwood Distillery on Shetlopedia
• Official Blackwood website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shetland's whisky saga. Morton. Tom. 2015-09-15. Scotch Whisky Magazine. 2016-05-21.
2. Web site: Plans for Shetland's own 'water of life' may yet become a reality. October 10, 2009. The Shetland Times.
3. Web site: Blackwoods Gin - home page of the brand. Blackwoods Gin. 2016-05-21.
4. News: Marter. Hans J. New plans for a Shetland whisky distillery. 9 January 2014. Shetland News. 23 September 2013.