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| Location | Lynwilg Farm Steading, Aviemore PH22 1PZ, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 57°10′23″N3°51′08″W / 57.1731°N 3.8522°W |
| Owner | Kinrara Distillery Limited |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | Duncan Kirk Fletcher Kevin Paterson Fletcher |
| Status | Operational |
| No. of stills | 2 x 100 litre direct fire pot stills [1] |
| Website | www |
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Kinrara distillery is a gin distillery near Aviemore, Scotland, in the Cairngorms National Park.
The distillery is built within a former milking parlour and farm steading. [2] [3] Historically, the area was the private estate of Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, founder of the Gordon Highlanders. [2]
Planning permission was sought for the site in 2017. [4] The distillery started spirit production in 2018. [5] The gin was listed in Lidl supermarkets later that year. [6]
From April 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the distillery produced hand sanitiser for NHS Highland. [5] Sanitiser was also donated to mountain rescue teams and care homes. [3] When restrictions were relaxed, the distillery opened an onsite shop to the public for the first time. [7]
The flagship product is Kinrara Highland Dry gin. Some of the botanicals used, such as rosehips and rowanberries are foraged from the Kinrara Estate. [5]
Several "Artist's Edition" limited edition bottlings have been released, including Freya, which uses local heather as a botanical. [2] A further special edition gin, called Cairngorm Whiteout, was released in support of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team. [3]
Several Kinrara gins have been regcognised in competition. The core Highland Dry gin won "Best Scottish Contemporary Gin" at both the 2021 and 2022 World Gin Awards. [5] [8] The limited edition "Caper" gin was awarded "Best Signature Botanical Gin" at the World Gin Awards 2025. [9]
The distillery was a finalist in the "Gin Tourist Destination of the Year" category at the Scottish Gin Awards 2023. [10]