The Wemyss family, which owns Wemyss Malts bottling business, is to build a new £3m single malt whiskey distillery Kingsbarns and a visitor center in Fife, Scotland, in 2013.
Located around six miles away from St Andrews, the site will be leased from Sir Peter Erskine of Cambo Estate. The family received £670,000 from the Scottish Government Food Processing Marketing and Corporation.
The family plans to commence construction of the distillery in 2013 and start distilling operations in 2014, where it will produce a single malt Scotch whiskey that will be aged in ex-bourbon barrels.
The distillery will have a capacity to produce 150,000l of the blend, which will also be used for Wemyss Malts blended Scotch bottlings.
Wemyss Malts founder William Wemyss said they are happy to support their existing business by developing a new Scotch whiskey brand on their own.
"We are delighted to be working with the Scottish Government, Sir Peter Erskine and Kingsbarns Distillery founder, Doug Clement, to bring a new distillery and visitor centre to the East Fife area," he added.
