60°47′52″N 0°49′26″W / 60.7978°N 0.824°W
Region: Island | |
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Location | Isle of Unst |
Founded | 2015 |
Saxa Vord distillery is a Scotch whisky and gin distillery on the island of Unst, part of the Shetland islands. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The distillery takes its name from its location immediately south of RAF Saxa Vord, an RAF station and headland. The distillery buildings are adjacent to the SaxaVord Spaceport. [6]
It is the most northerly distillery in the United Kingdom. [7] [8] The distillery is the first legal distillery on the Shetland Islands and the first ever legal whisky in Shetland. [8]
The distillery company was first established in 2012 by Wilma and Stuart Nickerson (formerly of William Grant & Sons), and Frank and Debbie Strang. [2] [6] By 2013, plans proposed modifying former RAF buildings at Saxa Vord to house the distillery. [9] The first gin was produced in August 2015 and the first blended whisky released in November 2015. [4]
The distillery produces drinks under the Shetland Reel brand. [4] Their standard products include an island-distilled gin and a blended Single malt whisky. The gin is made with botanicals include apple mint. [8] [10]
The company exports its products to numerous countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden. [7]
The distillery has also produced a limited cask-aged gin. [11]
60°47′52″N 0°49′26″W / 60.7978°N 0.824°W
Region: Island | |
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Location | Isle of Unst |
Founded | 2015 |
Saxa Vord distillery is a Scotch whisky and gin distillery on the island of Unst, part of the Shetland islands. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The distillery takes its name from its location immediately south of RAF Saxa Vord, an RAF station and headland. The distillery buildings are adjacent to the SaxaVord Spaceport. [6]
It is the most northerly distillery in the United Kingdom. [7] [8] The distillery is the first legal distillery on the Shetland Islands and the first ever legal whisky in Shetland. [8]
The distillery company was first established in 2012 by Wilma and Stuart Nickerson (formerly of William Grant & Sons), and Frank and Debbie Strang. [2] [6] By 2013, plans proposed modifying former RAF buildings at Saxa Vord to house the distillery. [9] The first gin was produced in August 2015 and the first blended whisky released in November 2015. [4]
The distillery produces drinks under the Shetland Reel brand. [4] Their standard products include an island-distilled gin and a blended Single malt whisky. The gin is made with botanicals include apple mint. [8] [10]
The company exports its products to numerous countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden. [7]
The distillery has also produced a limited cask-aged gin. [11]