Whisky

Distillers should give more consideration to repurposing old buildings instead of building brand-new distilleries in order to tackle the climate crisis, an architecture firm has said.

Chivas Brothers, the Pernod Ricard business dedicated to Scotch Whisky, has unveiled plans for its first distillery on the isle of Islay. The new distillery marks the first time Chivas Brothers will introduce an Islay whisky to its Scotch portfolio.

R&B Distillers has announced plans to build a new distillery in Campbeltown in a move that is expected to create 20 new jobs. R&B Distillers, which distils the Isle of Raasay single malt, hopes to start construction of the Machrihanish Distillery next year.