Kingsbarns distillery
{{Short description|Scotch whisky distillery}}
{{Infobox Scottish Distillery
| Name = Kingsbarns distillery
| Location = Kingsbarns, Fife
| Owner =Wemyss malts
| Founded = 2014
| Type = Lowland
| Website =[https://www.kingsbarnsdistillery.com Kingsbarns Distillery]
|image=Kingsbarns Distillery - geograph.org.uk - 4362936.jpg|stills=1 wash still
1 spirit stills|source=Borehole|capacity=200,000 L|founder=Douglas Clement}}
Kingsbarns distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Kingsbarns, Fife in the Lowlands whisky region in Scotland.
The distillery was founded in 2014 by Douglas Clement{{Cite web |title=Kingsbarns |url=https://www.whisky.com/whisky-database/distilleries/details/kingsbarns.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=www.whisky.com |language=en}} and is owned by Wemyss malts {{Cite book |last=Roskrow |first=Dominic |title=World's Best Whiskies: 750 Unmissable Drams from Tain to Tokyo |publisher=White Lion Publishing |year=2018 |edition=244}} with a capacity to produce 200,000 litres of spirit per year.
History
Douglas Clement, formerly a golf caddie, was inspired to open a distillery near to the famous golf courses in the St Andrews and Kingsbarns area after visiting golfers expressed frustration at the lack of a nearby distillery.{{Cite news |date=2016-01-14 |title=What does it take to create a new malt whisky business? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35300685 |access-date=2023-02-22}} After he got £670,000 grant from the Scottish Government he was able to convince the Wemyss family to invest £2.5 to £3m.
The Kingsbarns distillery officially opened in November 2014, with the first casks filled in 2015.{{Cite web |title=Inaugural single malt revealed by Kingsbarns |url=http://www.thedrinksreport.com/news/2018/17548-inaugural-single-malt-revealed-by-kingsbarns.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=TheDrinksReport.com |language=en}}
In August 2018, Kingsbarns distillery unveiled its first single malt Scotch whisky.
In November, the distillery launched "Balcomie" a single malt sherry cask whisky.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sean |date=2020-11-10 |title=Kingsbarns distillery launches exciting sherry cask matured Balcomie single malt |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/food-drink/kingsbarns-distillery-launches-exciting-new-22989039 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}
In November 2022, the Wemyss company announce expansion plans of the distillery with the construction of twelve bonded warehouses for whisky maturation and a bottling plant.{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Fife |date=2022-11-01 |title=Major investment as two Fife distilleries announce expansion plans |url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/news/2022/major-investment-as-two-fife-distilleries-announce-expansion-plans |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=www.fife.gov.uk |language=en}}
In December 2022, the distillery announce plans to enter the United States market.{{Cite web |title=Fife distillery prepares to make its long-awaited move into American market |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23219181.kingsbarns-prepares-make-long-awaited-move-american-market/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=HeraldScotland |language=en}}