Durham Distillery is set to launch an £800,000 Durham city centre base this summer - including an underground distilling room and visitor centre.
Founder Jon Chadwick said he wants customers to get "up close and personal" as the location, within the Prince Bishops Shopping Centre, will host a visitors centre and host cocktail making workshops.
The project has been about three years in the making - during which time Mr Chadwick has been searching for the right venue in central Durham for his urban distillery and has run a pre-sales campaign for the distillery's single malt whisky.
