Construction of Grantown distillery reaches major milestone
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A new distillery by Grantown is now wind and watertight as the site shuts down for the holiday period.
It is another sign of progress at the site at Gaich towards an official opening in the summer of 2022.
Family-owned Gordon & MacPhail, the company behind The Cairn, first announced their intention to build a second distillery in 2018.
Construction work started in summer 2020 once Covid restrictions were lifted.
Managing director Ewen Mackintosh called it a milestone for the distiller: “It has been wonderful to see the new building emerging on the banks of the Spey.
“It’s starting to look really settled in the landscape and will be even more so when the turf roof is installed at the beginning of the year.”
With the building secure and the distillation equipment in place, attention is now turning to the completion of the ‘drum’ – the visitor experience and all its internal fittings.
The glass fronted second floor of the drum will enjoy spectacular views across the river towards the Cairngorms.
The Cairn will be the second distillery for Scotch malt whisky experts Gordon & MacPhail who bought and re-equipped Benromach Distillery at Forres in the 1990s.
The visitor centre at The Cairn will offer a range of visitor experiences and house tasting rooms, retail space and bistro.
