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Sean Murphy

The Edinburgh entrepreneurs who are building a whisky hub in the heart of the city

Starting your own business in this day and age is never easy, especially when faced with the combined challenges of the covid outbreak, Brexit and of course, the current cost of living crisis.

That's why, at Edinburgh Live, we love hearing about a success story, especially when it features two of the capital's own that are doing so well.

When friends John Ferguson and Alex Harrison took the leap to start their own whisky firm, Youngs Spirits in 2019, they avoided the conventional routes that many take in the spirits industry and instead set out to help others achieve their goals too.

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