Claiming to be the “birthplace of malt whisky”, The Cabrach’s first distillation of the brand new spirit passed off at Inverharroch Farm, inside restored nineteenth century stone steadings.
Group-owned, the distillery has been in growth since 2017, with its first spirit ceremony following a profitable software by The Cabrach Belief to safe capital funding from the Scottish Authorities’s Simply Transition Fund.
Deputy first minister Kate Forbes mentioned: “The Cabrach Distillery was one of many first tasks to safe monies from the Simply Transition Fund, a £75 million Scottish Authorities initiative to create jobs and assist innovation throughout the North East and Moray.
“As a social enterprise and whisky distillery it’s a novel a part of the colourful foods and drinks sector which makes a helpful contribution to the nationwide and native economies,” Forbes continued.
As soon as full, The Cabrach Distillery, owned by The Cabrach Belief, will produce 100,000 litres of spirit every year, with barley sourced from the fields adjoining to the distillery and close by farms.
Along with whisky manufacturing, The Cabrach Belief’s community-led regeneration plan may also see the event of a bistro and heritage centre alongside the distillery, because it serves as a social enterprise.
The distillery has additionally created The Cabrach Collective, a small group restricted to 1,849 members, who can be a part of the collective for £1,245.