Scotch Whisky Delivering Across Mid Scotland and Fife

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SCOTCH WHISKY IN SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES IN MID SCOTLAND AND FIFE

• Clackmannanshire & Dunblane
• Cowdenbeath
• Dunfermline

• Kirkcaldy
• Mid Fife & Glenrothes
• North East Fife

• Perthshire North
• Perthshire South & Kinross-shire
• Stirling

CASE STUDIES IN MID SCOTLAND & FIFE

LINDORES ABBEY DISTILLERY

The Lindores Abbey Distillery is working on making its supply chain as local as possible to support local businesses and cut its carbon footprint, including using the Laureate strain of barley grown on local farms with draff leftover sent to feed the cattle so it all goes full circle. The distillery also plans to reinstate the ancient gardens and orchards on the land, and most importantly preserve the ancient site it is a part of with a part of every Membership donated to its Preservation Society which works to preserve Lindores Abbey for future generations. An important tourist destination, the distillery is looking at creating a whole Visitor Experience, with mock ups of how the site may have looked on information boards, and using VR headsets and audio tours to reconstruct what the Abbey and its buildings and estate may have looked like. It also has hopes to build a Classroom or meeting room/dining pod which can be hired out for events or for use by the local community.

EDEN MILL DISTILLERY

Eden Mill is currently undergoing work to extend its distillery and visitor centre at the University of St Andrews’ Eden Campus, a site dedicated to zero-carbon and sustainable businesses and research firms, with aims to open later this year. In addition to the creation of a new gin and whisky visitor experience, a retail store and café overlooking the Eden Estuary have also been built. The University of St Andrews’ Eden Campus looks to be a hub for collaboration within the private sector, to develop new, sustainable technologies, such as CO2 conversion into fuel and hydrogen-based energy systems.  The distillery will work towards its ambition to be carbon neutral using sustainable build materials and once operational, will secure all its electricity from renewable sources, such as the University of St Andrews’ solar farm. In addition to this, the CO2 produced during the fermentation process will also be captured for later use by the University. Eden Mill Distillery also opened The Eden Mill Experience in Edinburgh in February.

INCHDAIRNIE DISTILLERY

The distillery was designed using the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle philosophy and as a result has a very low energy demand, and it is efficient in its use of cereals and water. Installed a hammer mill, mash conversion vessel and mash filter system as opposed to more traditional roller mill and lauter tun system which has reduced water consumption, increased the raw material extraction efficiency and increased the resultant wash alcohol strength leading to a more energy efficient distillation process. Thermal Vapour Compression (TVR) systems were installed on both stills which allows for the recycling of 35% of the energy back into the stills. The company has signed up to the SME Climate Commitment.

“Recognising that climate change poses a threat to the economy, nature and society-at-large, our company commits to take action immediately in order to:

1. Halve our greenhouse gas emissions before 2030

2. Achieve net zero emissions before 2050

3. Disclose our progress on a yearly basis

BLAIR ATHOL DISTILLERY

Received gold certification from Green Tourism in 2021 for their sustainable practices, both in the brand home visitor experiences and the distillery operations. The distillery was praised for its dedication to recycling across the business, including the recycling of its pot ale syrup for animal feed, which saves 850 tanker movements and 15,000 litres of water annually. Blair Athol was also commended for using old pallets and discarded materials to create wildlife boxes to improve biodiversity for native birds and insects. Diageo’s most popular distillery in terms of footfall and the fourth most visited in Scotland with over 78,000 visitors. 

GLENGOYNE DISTILLERY

Third most visited distillery in Scotland with 81,000 visitors. Launched new packaging for The Glengoyne Collection in 2020 which was 100% recyclable and locally sourced. The first distillery to adopt a wetlands facility to manage 100% of the liquid waste not needed, with the water made safe to rejoin the burn, which winds its way into the river and on to Loch Lomond. The wetlands cut the distillery’s waste by around 25% and because the process uses gravity, it only takes a 1.5KW pump to send the spent lees. What’s left of the solid waste is then harvested sustainably for enough energy to power 354 homes each year.  The wetlands are made up of 12 individual cells which are home to 14,500 plants of 20 varieties. Sources 100% of its electricity from turbines, and from 2022, solar energy too. 

COMMUNITY ALCOHOL PARTNERSHIPS IN MID SCOTLAND & FIFE

‍CAPs are partnerships between police, local authorities, schools, and retailers who work together to highlight the risks of underage drinking and improve the health and wellbeing of local children and young people. There is one CAP in Mid Scotland & Fife, in Cowdenbeath. 

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