60°47′52″N 0°49′26″W / 60.7978°N 0.824°W
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Region: Island | |
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Location | Isle of Unst |
Founded | 2015 |
Saxa Vord distillery is a Scotch whisky and gin distillery on the island of Unst, part of the Shetland islands.[1][2][3][4][5] The distillery takes its name from its location immediately south of RAF Saxa Vord, an RAF station and headland. The distillery buildings are adjacent to the SaxaVord Spaceport.[6]
It is the most northerly distillery in the United Kingdom.[7][8] The distillery is the first legal distillery on the Shetland Islands and the first ever legal whisky in Shetland.[8]