Port of Leith distillery

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Port of Leith Distillery
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Region: Lowland
Location Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates 55°58′58″N3°10′32″W / 55.98278°N 3.17556°W / 55.98278; -3.17556
OwnerMuckle Brig Ltd.
Founded2023;3 years ago (2023)
FounderPaddy Fletcher and Ian Stirling
StatusOperational
No. of stills1 wash still
1 spirit still
Capacity400,000 L
Website www.leithdistillery.com
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Location in Edinburgh

The Port of Leith distillery is a whisky distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the Leith area of the city, close to the Ocean Terminal shopping centre and the Royal Yacht Britannia. [1] [2]

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It is the first vertical distillery to be built in the United Kingdom, the building reaching nine stories tall. As well as working distillery, it is also a visitor attraction, with panoramic views of the city from a top-floor bar. [3] [4] The vertical layout is the result of the small plot of land it is built on; this caused significant challenges during the design and construction, and the project ended up costing £12m. [5]

History

Port of Leith distillery was founded by Paddy Fletcher and Ian Stirling in 2023. [6] [ failed verification ]

The planning application was made in 2017, and was granted in 2019. Construction of the distillery started in 2020, [7] but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

The distillery opened to the public on 11 October 2023, [3] after 4 years of construction but did not start producing new make spirit until early 2024. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Port of Leith Distillery, Edinburgh – Whisky Distilleries". Visit Scotland. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "The whisky distillery that wanted to fall down". BBC News. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Cunningham, Ed (19 October 2023). "Port of Leith: The UK's First Vertical Whisky Distillery Has Opened in Scotland". Time Out. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Port of Leith: Distilling Scotch from top to bottom". whiskymag.com.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Magnus (27 March 2023). "The whisky distillery that wanted to fall down". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Ramaswamy, Chitra (25 January 2023). "'This is an exciting time!' How Scotland's whisky industry went from bust to boom". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Work begins on Port of Leith Distillery". Scottish Construction Now. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Port of Leith Distillery begins production". whiskymag.com.
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