Angus Dundee Distillers, which owns Tomintoul and Glencadam malt distilleries in Scotland, has announced that it is building a malt whisky distillery and visitor’s experience in Chun’an, China.
Construction work is now underway on the project, next to the picturesque Thousand Island Lake, a popular tourist area in China’s vast countryside.
Spanning a site of over 20 acres, the new distillery’s design aims to ‘seamlessly integrate’ with the surrounding landscape and ‘embrace the aesthetics’ of the local Jiangnan Huizhou architectural style.
It is claimed that the distillery will source the purest water in China from the Nongfu Spring to make the highest quality malt whisky. The area’s natural environment will also play a key role in the maturation process, with plans for the world’s largest cave whisky maturation cellar within a mountain close to the distillery, where the stable temperature and humidity inside the cave will provide ideal conditions for storing and maturing whisky.
Angus Dundee Distillers has a reputation for producing award-winning Single Malt Scotch Whiskies at Tomintoul Distillery in Speyside, and Glencadam Distillery in the Highlands. Company director Brian Megson said: “This investment is a major milestone for Angus Dundee Distillers and builds on our existing presence in China, a whisky market which we regard as one of the most important for the future.
“We are combining our notable Western heritage in producing the finest Scottish Single Malts with Eastern traditions in a location of exceptional natural beauty and resources,” said Megson.
“We want to create one of the leading distilleries in Asia, combining world-class whisky production with an outstanding visitor experience.”
