Gordon & MacPhail received some very special visitors this week when they welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh to The Cairn Distillery.The Royal couple met members of the distillery team including Chief Executive, Phillip White and team members to find out about the fourth-generation family-owned business and discover out how Gordon & MacPhail has created a distillery to complement the natural environment, including a sedum roof, home to thousands of pollinators, and their initiatives to boost numbers of rare Goldeneye ducks along the banks of the river Spey.
As well as enjoying a tour of the distillery and nosing new-make spirit, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were also invited to plant an aspen tree before meeting other local business owners and local people as part of a wider tour of Grantown-on-Spey.
Phillip White, Chief Executive at Gordon & MacPhail, said, “We were honoured to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh to The Cairn Distillery, and delighted to introduce them to the members of our fantastic team who make our whisky and look after the guests to our visitor experience.
“The Cairn has been warmly received by the local community over the last two years since the distillery started production, and we are thrilled we could be part of this Royal visit to the area.”
Gordon & MacPhail also owns and operates Benromach Distillery in Forres, which was officially opened by HRH Duke of Rothesay in 1998.