White Peak Distillery - Whisky Tour

Producing small batch spirits - Whisky (Wire Works), Gin (Shining Cliff) and Rum (White Peak), the White Peak Distillery was founded in 2016, with the first Wire Works Whisky being released in 2022.

Opening Times and Admission

Distillery Tours take place on Thursdays (11 am and 2 pm), Fridays (11 am), and Saturdays (11 am and 12.30 pm). They take around 60 minutes, and admission for them is £18 per person.

Whisky Tours take place on Fridays (2 pm and 4 pm) and Saturdays ( 2 pm and 4 pm). They take roughly 90 minutes, and admission is £33 per person.

They also have Warehouse Tours, which take place on selected Saturdays from 4 pm (please check their website for availability). They take around 90 minutes and cost £45 per person.

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How to get there

The nearest train station is Ambergate (a 15-minute walk from the distillery)

The Transpeak Bus stops close to Ambergate Train Station (after which you need to walk for about 15 minutes)

Address: White Peak Distillery, Derwent Wire Works, Matlock Road, Ambergate, Derby, DE56 2HE

White Peak Distillery is located in a former Johnson & Nephew wire works (founded in 1876 and pioneers in producing wire and cable products), by the river Derwent (which became a World Heritage Site in 2001), and in the Shining Cliff Woods - an ancient woodland designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Most of the walk from the train station to the distillery is through the woods and by the river, and even on an overcast day, it still looked beautiful.

As you get closer to the distillery, there are quite a few abandoned buildings, looking less poetic to say the least, but I was not there for general sightseeing; by the looks of it, my purpose was to find whisky in the woods, and I was successful (on a serious note, just follow google maps/alternative, and you'll get there with no issues, it's a pretty straightforward route).

I opted for the Whisky Tour, and, after checking in at the reception/gift shop, I waited for a few minutes in the tasting area.

After a brief introduction/explanation on how the tour will take place, we walked into the actual distillery, going through all the whisky-making processes, one at a time.

A copious amount of information was offered about the yeast, barley, and water used, as well as the malting, mashing, fermentation and distillation processes (for anyone highly curious - they're using English Barley, a blend of local brewer's yeast (Thornbridge) and are experimenting with very long fermentations)

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The distillery part of the tour concluded with a brief visit to the warehouse, which is a few steps away from the tasting area, where the tour actually ended. Three of Wire Works' whiskies were sampled, and you get to keep the branded glass as a souvenir.

I'm a big supporter of up-and-coming distilleries, especially the ones outside of Scotland, as I'm highly curious what sort of whiskies they will come up with. So far, what I've tried from White Peak Distillery has been quite interesting (you can find a few reviews here)

Whether you're a seasoned whisky aficionado or just curious about the magic of spirit-making, I would highly recommend booking a tour.

If you want to try any of their whiskies, you can find some by clicking/tapping here.

Have you ever been there? If so, I would love to hear about your visit in the comment section below.

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