tourism brochure 2011_Layout 1 - Destination RCT - Rhondda ...

WWW.DESTINATIONRCT.CO.UKA Taste of Things to ComeIt’s no coincidence that the crowd-drawing annual food festival The Big Welsh Bite is held inPontypridd. Rhondda Cynon Taf has a growing reputation for fantastic food, with innovativelocal producers, welcoming gastro-pubs and intimate restaurants, such as Sullivan’s inLlantrisant and The Blueberry in Pontypridd.Penderyn Whisky DistilleryVisitor CentrePenderyn, Hirwaun CF44 0SX01685 810651info@welshwhisky.co.ukwww.welsh-whisky.co.ukSet in the dramatic splendour of the BreconBeacons in the village of Penderyn, thiswhisky distillery promises one of the mostwarming welcomes around! Visitors canwatch the distilling process and indulge in alittle sampling before stocking up onPenderyn Products in the gift shop. To prebooka guided tour, contact the centre onthe number above.Otley Brewing CompanyAlbion Industrial Estate, Cilfynydd,Pontypridd, CF37 4NX01443 400098www.otleybrewing.co.ukThis Pontypridd-based brewery began overa pint (how else?), when three members ofthe Otley family decided it was about timethey started brewing their own. Now theirale is sold in family-owned pubs includingthe Otley Arms and the Bunch of Grapes,as well as further afield and via their onlineshop.Gwynt y DdraigLlest Farm, Llantwit Fardre,CF38 2PW01443 209852www.gwyntcider.comGwynt y Ddraig started as a hobby forfarmers Bill George and Andrew Gronowback in 2001, when they decided to see ifthey could make cider the traditional way.Luckily for many satisfied customers, thathobby is now the award-winning WelshCider and Perry Company. Gwynt yDdraig’s annual cider festival is one ofhighlights in Rhondda Cynon Taf’s foodand drink calendar and its ciders are soldat Tesco and Asda stores across Wales.30