Lost Distillery Company

Very interesting site. I'd say that they are "legit" in the sense that they do not make wild promises ("There is no magic formula to what we do. We don’t have a warehouse full of old forgotten whisky, we don’t have a secret recipe or DNA analysis and we don’t have plans to reopen any of these lost distilleries. The answer to what we do lies in the history books…) and also the 3 distilleries chosen to date (Stratheden, Auchnagie and Gerston) are hardly the names that I would choose to scam with.

I never thought it was a scam, but the term "lost distillery" can easily be used to attract whiskylovers and amateurs. It's like putting "Legend" on the label of bottle Bowmore, it doesn't mean it's a legendary malt, it's just a name. The same applies here: what they are basically doing is vatting existing malt whiskies, based on an analysis of what the whisky would have tasted like. And I must admit, I loved reading their research on the history of these lost distilleries. But than again, I'm a bit sceptic about recreating a single malt's flavour by blending others together. And that's still no guarantee for a good product. What I'm missing on their site is some actual info on their product, not just the distillery's history, some tasting notes would have been nice. It would have been a great idea to get a microdistillery involved and put their research on the watersource, ingredients, etc. to good use by actually making some single malt. But that would probably be a far too risky and inefficient operation

I went to my second Lost Distillery tasting last night. The Stratheden, Auchnagie and Gerston whiskies are all good. I've got a bottle of the first two sitting on my shelf, and an order in for the Gerston.

Hello to all! I'm loving the discussion on our whiskies, and thought I'd add to the debate a little. We are not seeking to copy or to recreate what was made back in the 19th century - that would be wrong on every level!! We could say however...that if these distilleries were still producing today...based on our research, our whisky represents what they might be making today. In other words, its a modern interpretation. Hope this helps!

@AndyH I could not see on your website how I can order (and the prices, for that matter)

Hi Olivier. Where are you located? Currently we are focussing on export markets and may enter the UK market next year.

@Andy H. Thanks for your reply and the extra info. please let me know if you've got a supplier in Belgium I would love to try them out.

@AndyH I am located in western France (Nantes)

@AndyH ... but I travel to Germany regularly.

Hi there - we do have an importer in Belguim - we've just launched there. Can you email me for more info - Andrew@lost-distillery.com

Hi Olivier - I am hoping to be selling in France very soon - meeting with prospective importer next week! In the meantime we are selling well in Germany - please email me where you visit there and I can direct you to the nearest store - Andrew@lost-distillery.com

Hi Pandemonium - apologies for slow reply - end of year stuff to deal with. I really appreciate you reaching out for our whisky - you can buy them at Jurgen van de Weil's store - www.whiskyhuis.be

Merry Christmas Sir - Andrew

thanks, I'll see if I can stop by one of these days

@Pandemonium Some bottles of the Lost Distillery Company have been imported into Australia recently and I'll be getting a chance to try them. VERY excited!!!

Drop me a line if you have any questions regarding the whisky - hope you enjoy!!

Andrew@lost-distillery.com

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