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Northumberland whisky distillery to source all ingredients within 20-mile radius

Northumberland's first commercial whisky distillery is set to be a truly local affair as it has announced all ingredients will come from within a twenty-mile radius of Wooler.

Ad Gefrin Whisky Distillery, part of the new £10.4m visitor centre in north Northumberland that has been named one of the most anticipated museum openings of 2022, welcomed the first whisky stills into the town on March 17. And the barley and water for its Northumbrian Single Malt will not have far to travel.

Northumberland is renowned for the quality of its barley, and the distillery has announced that it will be sourced and stored locally. Four farmers in the region have been selected to grow 400 tonnes between them, whilst Simpsons Malt of Berwick-upon-Tweed will store and malt it.

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