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Saxa Vord distillery is a Scotch whisky and gin distillery on the island of Unst , part of the Shetland islands .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] RAF Saxa Vord , an RAF station and headland. The distillery buildings are adjacent to the SaxaVord Spaceport .[6]
It is the most northerly distillery in the United Kingdom.[7] [8] [8]
History [ edit ]
The distillery company was first established in 2012 by Wilma and Stuart Nickerson (formerly of William Grant & Sons), and Frank and Debbie Strang.[2] [6] [9] [4]
Products [ edit ]
The distillery produces drinks under the Shetland Reel brand.[4] Single malt whisky . The gin is made with botanicals include apple mint .[8] [10]
The company exports its products to numerous countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden.[7]
The distillery has also produced a limited cask-aged gin.[11]
References [ edit ]
^ Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour . Pavilion Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-1911595731
^ a b Ridley, Neil (2019). The World of Whisky. Taste, Try and Enjoy Whiskies from Around the World . Pavilion Books. ISBN 978-1911663072
^ Laing, Fiona (2019). The Gin Clan: Scottish Gins and Distilleries . Great Northern Books. ISBN 978-1912101481
^ a b c "Shetland Reel" . Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ Buxton, Ian (2017). Whiskies Galore. A Tour of Scotland's Island Distilleries . Birlinn. p. 271. ISBN 978-0857903518
^ a b "Private equity firm buys £2m stake in Shetland satellite launch site" . Insider. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ a b "Scotland's most northerly gin maker wins export deals with US, Canada and Sweden" . Scotsman. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ a b c "Shetland distiller takes title of most northerly UK gin" . The Spirits Business. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ "Shetland whisky ambition at former Saxa Vord RAF base" . BBC News. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ Carrell, Severin (27 December 2015). "I have a dram: meet the whisky micro-distillers springing up across Scotland" . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
^ "Shetland Reel Up Helly Aa cask aged gin is back on sale for 2022" . Scotsman. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .
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