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
Founded2023;2 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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Port of Leith

The Port of Leith distillery is a whisky distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the Leith area of the city, at 11 Whisky Quay, 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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