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Grantown distillery plan to be unveiled





New Distillery, Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd, Gordon & MacPhail
New Distillery, Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd, Gordon & MacPhail

PLANS for a whisky distillery on the doorstep of Grantown are set to be unveiled at a public exhibition.

The public will have the chance to see designs for the first time next week for the proposed development at Craggan by Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd.

The firm, which trades as Gordon & MacPhail and also owns Benromach Distillery at Forres, revealed plans to build the new distillery on a site near the town last year.

Now it has organised a public exhibition event in the YMCA Community Centre next Tuesday (February 26) to give the community a chance to see the designs and provide feedback.

Since unveiling their plans, the family-owned firm has been working closely with architects NORR to create designs for the distillery, the first new build Scotch malt whisky distillery to be built in the Cairngorm National Park.

The company hopes it will become a major tourist attraction and a significant local employer. Ewen Mackintosh, managing director, said: "We're looking forward to showing our plans to the local community.

"We'll have a number of people there from Gordon & MacPhail as well as some of the expert team who have been helping us shape our plans.

"We're working with some of the top names in their field and it's been a particular pleasure to work alongside another family-owned firm local to Speyside – Forsyths of Rothes – who are global leaders in their field.

"We're keen to get feedback locally so we can consider any points raised as we finalise our designs before submitting a planning application later in the year."

The site at Craggan would accommodate the distillery and warehousing as well as tasting rooms and a visitor centre with retail space.

The new distillery forms part of Gordon & MacPhail's ambitious plans for growth, following its success in building sales of Benromach Single Malt Scotch Whisky after purchasing and re-equipping the distillery at Forres.

Gordon & MacPhail is a fourth-generation family owned business which has built its knowledge and experience of the Scotch whisky industry over a 120-year history.

* The exhibition will be open from noon until 7.30pm.

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