Kingsbarns Journal

We're sorry but we have to close on the morning of Wednesday 24th of August to have some scheduled maintenance on our water system. We should be open again by 1pm for lunch and tours from 130pm.

Overlooking the world-reknowned Kingsbarns Championship Golf Course, the arrival of Kingsbarns distillery to the area officially marries together two of Scotland’s finest exports, golf and whisky. Douglas Clement, Kingsbarns Distillery Founder and Visitors Centre Manager first had the idea of creating a Whisky distillery in Fife many years ago, working as a Caddie at Kingsbarns Golf Course: “Inspired by comments from golfers at Kingsbarns and St Andrews, I knew that there was a real opportunity for a local distillery. I’ve been working on this project for a number of years and it’s great to be standing here today seeing the...

Distillery Manager, Peter Holroyd talks about our distillery spirit. With the Lowlands being an under-represented region for Scotch malt whisky, and in keeping with the provenance of the distillery, we set out with the aim of producing a light and fruity character of spirit in a Lowland style. The spirit has certainly evolved a little over time as the copper in the stills conditioned and the distillery settled down, and this has been fascinating to see. Thankfully, there have never been any off-notes in the new-make from starting up and I am very pleased with the character. Our spirit is...

We handed over a bottle of Kingsbarns New Spirit Drink to Edinburgh bartender Jason Scott of Bramble bar and Lucky Liquor to invent a few cocktails and explore how best to enjoy your own bottle at home. Kingsbarns Cranachan A long refreshing cocktail that pairs the fruity intesity of the new make spirit with refreshing rasberry and soda. -25ml Kingsbarns Spirit Drink -100ml raspberry juice -50ml soda -10ml sugar syrup -Squeeze of lime Simply stir all ingredients (hold the soda) with ice in a tall glass until cool and well mixed. Top up with soda and garnish with a fresh...