An artisan whisky lounge has become the latest venture to sign up for a £2m leisure scheme in Sunderland.
Multimillion-pound plans to convert derelict Sunderland stables into Sheepfolds, a new drink, music and food destination, are already attracting a range of exciting drinking and dining businesses. Now the regeneration project, bring driven forward by architecture, civil and structural engineering firm Building Design Northern (BDN), is raising a glass to Speyside Distillers, a distillery in Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountains, which has become the newest business to sign-up for the Grade II listed venue.
The Spey Snug – a stunning whisky lounge set to be decorated with heavy fabrics, a moody colour palette and leather furniture – will tell the story of Speyside’s heritage as well as serving up Speyside’s single malts, gin and a range of cigars, when it opens its doors this year. The Snug is the fourth business to be announced and will take up a space close to the venue’s stage. The riverside venue is being brought back to life by BDN, which recently renovated the Old Simpson Street School, as its own commercial development.
