Construction of whisky distillery at Dunphail set to commence next year
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A NEW craft distillery near Forres has been granted planning approval by the local authority.
The team behind London’s Bimber Distillery have today confirmed that plans to open a new whisky distillery and visitor centre in Dunphail have been approved by Moray Council.
Project spokesman Matt McKay confirmed an existing farm steading is being converted for the planned 200,000 LA capacity site.
He said: "We’re delighted that our planning application has been approved and we’re incredibly excited to be moving forward.
"We’ve worked very closely with the council to ensure that the distillery not only harmonises with the landscape, but that also supports the wider community and the conservation of the local environment and its ecosystems.
"We are looking forward to turning our vision into a reality and crafting truly exceptional world-class single malt whiskies."
The craft Scotch whisky distillery will combine tradition and modernity in its appearance as well as its production processes. It will feature a floor malting facility and traditional kiln which will be utilised to process locally sourced barley. The fermentation times will be long, and distillation will be through direct-fired stills.
The breaking of ground expected to take place in early 2022 with distillation due to commence later that year.
The company is now in the process of raising the investment requried to fund the capital expenditure costs to construct the new distillery and to fund the initial operational costs whilst casks mature.
Additional details about the planned constructution process, distillery specifications, and opportunities to play a part through memberships and cask purchases will announced over the coming months.
