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Ogilvy Vodka completes £150,000 visitor centre
Scottish potato vodka producer Ogilvy is preparing to open its new £150,000 (US$197,340) visitor centre in Dundee.
Ogilvy Vodka has invested £150,000 in building a visitor centre at its distillery in Dundee, Scotland
Single-estate Ogilvy Vodka expects to receive more than 3,000 visitors in its first year, who will be invited to explore both the working potato farm and potato vodka distillery.
Tours will begin with a ride on a vintage tractor and trailer, before visitors are taken through the distilling process and a guided tasting of Ogilvy Vodka in the boutique tasting room.
The visitor centre is situated in a converted stone barn and features ‘tattie box’ wall cladding and recycled Ogilvy Vodka bottles as light fittings.
Guided tours will cost £15 per person and will be available at various times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The visitor centre shop will also be open on these days.
Graeme Jarron, who co-owns Ogilvy with his wife, Caroline Jarron, said: “Since Ogilvy was launched, we’ve dreamt of expanding our offering to take visitors behind the scenes and follow the journey of the humble spud from field to bottle.
“As well as being the first vodka visitor attraction of our kind in Scotland, we’re also excited to offer spirits lovers something a little bit different – we’re not your conventional distillery experience, that’s for sure.
“With the launch of the V&A in Dundee and around 100,000 people visiting our neighbour, Glamis Castle, each year we can’t wait to open our doors and join a growing number of extraordinary attractions that make Angus such a brilliant place to visit.”
Ogilvy received backing from rural development scheme Angus Leader Local Action Group (LAG) to build the visitor centre, which is part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The bodies aim to support initiatives that build community capacity, develop facilities and strengthen the local economy.
Ogilvy Vodka was founded and is run by husband-and-wife team Graeme and Caroline Jarron