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Saxa Vord distillery
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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] The distillery takes its name from its location immediately south of RAF Saxa Vord, an RAF station and headland. The distillery buildings are adjacent to the SaxaVord Spaceport,[6] which has been referenced in some special-edition products.[7][8]
It is the most northerly distillery in the United Kingdom.[9][10] The distillery is the first legal distillery on the Shetland Islands and the first ever legal whisky in Shetland.[10]
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History
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] By 2013, plans proposed modifying former RAF buildings at Saxa Vord to house the distillery.[11] The first gin was produced in August 2015 and the first blended whisky released in November 2015.[4]
Products
The distillery produces drinks under the Shetland Reel brand.[4] Their standard products include an island-distilled gin and a blended Single malt whisky. The gin is made with botanicals include apple mint.[10][12]
The company exports its products to numerous countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden.[9]
The distillery has also produced a limited cask-aged gin.[13]
References
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