A group vision impaired people had the chance to flex some of their other senses when they were treated to a special tour and tasting at The English Distillery at Roudham.
The party, all from the Great Yarmouth area, were given a special tour of the distillery and maturing warehouses, before tasting the award-winning English whisky in the distillery’s tasting room.
The trip was organised by Vision Norfolk as part of its ongoing programme of social and leisure activities aimed at tackling the social isolation which sight loss can cause.
During the tour, which was led by operations director Lee James, the group were able to smell the product at various stages during its distillation, including the mash tun where the barley is mixed with water from the distillery’s bore hole, the tanks where the wash is initially fermented, and the stills where the whisky is double distilled.
“The special tour which was laid on by The English Distillery gave our party a real opportunity to get to grips with how their whisky is made, from sticking their noses into the mash tun to touching and smelling the barrels in the maturation rooms,” said Catherine Bond, volunteer and activities co-ordinator at Vision Norfolk’s Great Yarmouth hub.
“Our programme of social and leisure activities is designed to enable those living with sight loss to get out and enjoy what our county has to offer, as well as creating a vibrant social scene for people who might otherwise find themselves isolated.”
Full details of the entire range of sports, social and leisure activities on offer can be found at https://www.visionnorfolk.org.uk/get-support/activities.
