Kingsbarns whisky distillery
Perhaps the least likely distillery to exist Kingsbarns was the brain child of Douglas Clement, a former pro golf caddy with no background in the industry. Happily he had sufficient connection to wealthy investors and a little luck. Clement notes that he was “fed up sending my golfing clients out of Fife to visit a distillery and I thought, surely there’s an opportunity to create a distillery close to the golf courses?”/q>. With a £1.6 million target, despite securing £100,000 funding and a government grant of £670,000 it looked unlikely that Clement’s dream of a Kingsbarns distillery would go ahead.
Happily the attempt attracted the attention of the Wemyss family (owners of Wemyss Malts) who co-incidentally had owned part of the Cambo Estate between 1759 and 1783. In January 2013, in a buyout that saw Clement remaining as a director the the business was sold to the Wemyss family. Work began on Kingsbarns distillery within six months and the distillery was up and running within 18 months.
Kingsbarns factsheet
| Name | Pronounced | AKA | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbarns | KINGS-barns | Lowlands | |
| Country of Origin | Status | Active | Whisky Type |
| Scotland | Active | 2014 - Present | Malt |
| Website | Tours Available | Owned by | Parent Group |
| Kingsbarns | Tour Link | Douglas Clement |
Kingsbarns equipment & site
| Still maker | Forsyths |
|---|
What Kingsbarns makes
Whisky
- Kingsbarns Dream to Dram
- Kingsbarns Single Cask
Shop: online and at the distillery.
Kingsbarns Timeline:
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- 2009Douglas Clement raises £100,000 funding to begin the development project
- 2012The Scottish Government Food Processing Marketing and Co-operation Grant of £670,000 is awarded to the project
- 2013Falling short of the £1.6 million needed Clement sells the company to the Wemyss family
- 2014Visitor Centre was opened on St Andrews Day
- 2015Distilling started in January
- 2018The first whisky (3 years of age) will be ready in 2018
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Can I tour Kingsbarns?
Yes Kingsbarns distillery is tourable. On Trip Advisor the distillery has been rated as excellent by 383 of 518 tours to date. This gives Kingsbarns an overall rating of 4.5
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