Port of Leith has appointed a head of whisky, as it prepares to turn on the stills and open its doors to the public.
Vaibhav Sood, previously operations manager at The Lakes Distillery, has taken on the newly-created role, marking a milestone for the £13m, nine-storey distillery, which is due to open later this year.
As well as tours, tastings and a top floor bar, Port of Leith Distillery will produce up to one million bottles of whisky per year, using locally-grown barley, years of research into yeast and fermentation, and casks procured from Spain, Portugal and the US.
Anticipated figures indicate that the distillery will attract 25,000 visitors in its first year, with projections rising to 160,000 annual visitors by 2025.
