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Dingwall distillery announces monster visitor centre plans


By Donald Wilson

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A TRAILBLAZING Ross-shire distillery could seen be tapping a global audience in search of another of the Highlands’ great attractions – the Loch Ness Monster.

GlenWyvis Distillery in Dingwall, which claims to be the world’s first 100 per cent community-owned, fully sustainable facility of its kind, has teamed up with hospitality and tourism operator Cobbs to establish what’s being billed as the Loch Ness Whisky Experience.

If its gets the go-ahead from planners, it would see tales of illicit whisky distilling and, ultimately, a retail outlet, on the shores of Loch Ness in a redeveloped cottage by the Clansman Hotel, which Cobbs owns.

Cobbs managing director Fraser Campbell said: “We get lots of bus tours from Invergordon to the hotel and this development will also help reduce traffic and help the environment because it means they will not have to spend half a day on the road travelling to a whisky experience elsewhere.”

GlenWyvis managing director John Mckenzie said: “It will give us access to a global audience and it will provide a great forum to engage with visitors who are interested in the story of whisky from a Highland community perspective. This is about the story of grass-roots distilling, distilling for the people, and, of course, that is what underpins the community ethos of GlenWyvis.”

It could open by summer if it gets the go-ahead.


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