Introduction

This evening, I am posting information on one of Scotland’s youngest whisky distillery, namely, Kingsbarns Distillery. This is located on the Fife Coast about eight miles S.E. of the historic city of St. Andrews and close to Kingsbarns Golf Links.

Information on Kingsbarns Distillery

The distillery was opened in 2014 as a subsidiary of  independent bottler,Wemyss Malts with financial support from the Scottish Government.

Capacity is modest at 600,000 litres per annum.

Other facts and information:

• Built on site of a dilapidated farmhouse.
• Equipped with 1.5 ton mash tun, four 8,000 litre washbacks, one 7,500 litre wash still and one 4,500 litre spirit still.
• Only locally produced barley is used for malting.
• Whisky will be Lowland style.
• Location well suited for visitors to nearby St Andrews and golfing participants.
• A range of distillery tours are available.

Video clip of whisky distillation at Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Information on St. Andrews

St. Andrews is a fascinating compact town (pop 14,000) positioned on the coast of the North Sea with excellent beaches. The town is very smart and offers visitors a unique juxtaposition of golf, academia and historic visitor attractions including a ruined Cathedral and medieval castle. Not to be overlooked is the town’s association with Scotland’s patron saint.

West Sands. This site featured in the film Chariots of Fire.

In effect, the town of St. Andrews has grown since medieval times around the campus of Scotland’s oldest university (established 1413). At the east end is the famous Cathedral and castle whilst to the west is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club which overlooks the first and eighteenth holes of the world famous Old Course which is patronised by golfing aficionados from all over the world.

Access: St. Andrews is easily accessible by road from Glasgow (1.5 hours) and Edinburgh (1 hour). There are also bus and rail connections with latter via nearby Leuchars.

More information for the visitor

More information on St. Andrews, distilleries and the Fife Coast can be found in the Visitors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This publication is also available via Kindle.