The team at Yorkshire’s first Whisky Distillery is celebrating after reaching the final of a prestigious regional food and drink business award.
Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has been shortlisted in the ‘Quench’ category in the third annual Garbutt and Elliott Food and Drink Business Awards that celebrate Yorkshire’s thriving food and drink industry.
Spirit of Yorkshire’s Co-Founder and Director, David Thompson said: “The ‘Quench’ category celebrates the best drinks in the region and, as a young business producing Yorkshire’s first whisky, Filey Bay, we’re very proud to take our place alongside established businesses and put North Yorkshire on the English whisky making map.”
Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery faces competition in the final from family run North Yorkshire vineyard, Dunesforde; Yorkshire Wolds Apple Juice; York based Sloemotion and cold brew tea and coffee producer, Fitch. The winners will be announced at an event in the Parade Ring Restaurant at York Racecourse on 30th April.
Launched in 2016, Spirit of Yorkshire is a collaboration between farmer and brewer, Tom Mellor from Wold Top Brewery and business partner, David Thompson. The distillery is a true field to bottle setup and boasts some of the most impressive distilling equipment in the country, including two of the largest Forsyth pot stills operating in the UK outside of Scotland. It is the only distillery operating in the UK that grows all of its own barley for its whisky production.
For more information on Spirit of Yorkshire and their award winning products visit www.spiritofyorkshire.com