Bladnoch Distillery has unveiled Loch Maberry: Stories of Bladnoch, Chapter Three, the third instalment in its limited-edition single malt series. The whisky was selected by Roddie and Elaine Burgess, a couple whose relationship traces back to the distillery, and is limited to 458 bottles worldwide.
The series celebrates individuals with a deep affinity for the distillery, with each chapter telling a personal story. Chapter One honored a lifelong admirer, while Chapter Two traced a family’s return to its roots.
Chapter Three tells a love story. Roddie Burgess had spent Waterfall Day at Bladnoch before meeting Elaine at a hotel in Newton Stewart that evening, months after both had lost their spouses.
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READ THE STORYA chance reconnection led to a long-distance relationship and, eventually, marriage. During their ceremony, the couple shared a quaich filled with Bladnoch whisky.
Invited to the distillery, Roddie and Elaine tasted cask samples with master distiller Dr Nick Savage before selecting an eight-year-old spirit matured in an ex-Cognac hogshead. The whisky was distilled in November 2017 and bottled in July 2026.
According to the official notes from the brand, it carries apricot, marmalade and syrup, finishing long and thickly sweet.
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The couple wrote their own tasting notes, which appear on the bottle alongside Savage’s. Their exchanged letters are included with the release.
“We met by chance at the end of a day that had started at Bladnoch—and the distillery has been part of us ever since,” said Roddie and Elaine Burgess. “Choosing the cask brought all of that together.”
Dr Nick Savage added: “Roddie and Elaine’s is the most personal story we have told through Loch Maberry. The Cognac hogshead they chose has real warmth to it: apricot, marmalade, a sweetness that stays with you.”
Loch Maberry is the source of the River Bladnoch, which has sustained the distillery since its founding in 1817.
Dating back more than two centuries, Bladnoch distillery was purchased in 2015 by Australian businessman David Prior.
Bottled at cask strength of 58.9% ABV, Chapter Three has a natural color and is non-chill filtered. It carries an RRP of £108 (US$140) and is available exclusively from the Bladnoch website and distillery shop.
