Port of Leith Distillery has hit a £2m crowdfunding goal and has now raised around £12m to help complete construction of its nine-storey vertical distillery project.
The company reached its target on Seedrs after only being live on the platform for less than 24 hours. While still open to further investment, it should now have enough to get the whisky production side of things finished by Christmas.
Founder a co-chief executive Paddy Fletcher told Insider that fit out of the bar, shop and tasting rooms should follow in early 2023, with a grand opening by March.
