A HIGHLAND artisan distillery is celebrating a record year after winning 18 whisky awards in 2018.

Tullibardine won 18 industry awards in the UK, US and Asia for its quality of single malt whiskies.

The collection of accolades signifies a particularly successful year for the Perthshire distillery as it continues to build its global presence. Tullibardine’s signature bottling, Sovereign, achieved six accolades at some of the world’s top spirits competitions including the International Wine and Spirits Challenge (UK), World Whisky Masters Asia (Hong Kong) and the Ultimate Spirits Challenge (US).

The 225 Sauternes Cask Finish and 500 Sherry Cask Finish were awarded gold and silver medals respectively for excellence at the 2018 World Whisky Masters held in Hong Kong. Aged expressions from the Tullibardine Fine Aged Collection were also given “Highly Recommended” status and awarded silver medals at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge in the US.

One of the most recent releases from the distillery, The Murray Chateauneuf-du-Pape, was awarded a silver medal at the International Spirits Challenge and bronze medal in the 2018 Scottish Field Summer Challenge.

Keith Geddes of Tullibardine said: “2018 has been a truly memorable year for Tullibardine and being recognised globally for our quality of craft single malt whisky is tremendously motivating for us as a business, and for the dedicated team at the distillery.”