Planned and paid for by its members
Helicopter pilot John McKenzie began planning a distillery on his farm in 2011.3,4 The distillery says it became the world's first distillery entirely owned by its community.
Peated
GlenWyvis is a whisky and gin distillery in Dingwall, set up in 2015 to be owned by its community.1,2,3 Its name joins those of the Ben Wyvis distillery in Dingwall and Glenskiach in Evanton, which both closed in 1926.1,2,4 It opened on 30 November 2017, and the community benefit society of about 4,000 members that owns it entered administration on 5 October 2026.1,5,6
Latest distillery releases
- Batch 01/192019 release46.5%
- Batch 02/1846.5%
- Batch 01/1946.5%