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GlenWyvis community distillery launches gin
GlenWyvis, which is set to become Scotland’s “first” community-owned whisky distillery, has released a new collection of gin that celebrates four local areas in Edinburgh.
GlenWyvis has released a new collection of gin to raise awareness about its new distillery
Work has now started on building the distillery in the Highland town of Dingwall after the GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society smashed its crowdfunding target earlier this year, raising £2.6m.
The distillery is based on an area of land donated by farmer and helicopter pilot John McKenzie, who is also managing director of GlenWyvis.
Ahead of its opening, the distillery has released the Edinburgh Collection of GlenWyvis Gin, distilled in Shetland using nine botanicals that include Hawthorn berries.
The bottles celebrate local Edinburgh landmarks in Stockbridge, Old Town, New Town and Morningside and have been released to mark St Andrew’s Day.
“We are excited to release this special edition gin for St Andrew’s Day in Edinburgh, as part of our marketing push to raise awareness of our brand and build our audience engagement whilst the distillery is still under construction,” said McKenzie.
“Our GlenWyvis Edinburgh Collection with its local community-themed labels celebrates the combined efforts of all the investors, not least those from Edinburgh itself, who have helped us create three full-time jobs to-date, with other part-time positions created in the run-up to Christmas.
“It is the contribution of our community members from all over the world that will help create the very first Scottish-owned, community-owned, green-powered malt whisky distillery.”
The limited edition GlenWyvis Edinburgh Collection gin carries an RRP of £39.99 and will be available in selected bars and restaurants over the coming weeks. All proceeds from sales will be used to advance the GlenWyvis project.
GlenWyvis will mark the return of the distilling industry to Dingwall for the first time in 90 years and will have capacity to produce up to 200,000 litres of pure alcohol per year, with an initial production run of 30,000 litres.
It is also set to become the “first” Scottish distillery to be 100 per cent powered by renewable energy.