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In happier times: John McKenzie, original founder of the GlenWyvis Distillery in Dingwall, is selling the farm it sits on.
Picture: Gary AnthonyTHE founder of the world’s first 100 per cent community-owned whisky distillery is selling the Ross-shire farm it was built upon after a bitter split with its management.
The unique and innovative GlenWyvis distillery near Dingwall was the brainchild of helicopter pilot John McKenzie, known as the ‘flying farmer’, who saw his dream come to fruition in 2016.
The local area has a rich tradition in distilling dating back to 1690, but the last previous whisky distillery, named Ben Wyvis, had closed its doors in 1926.
GlenWyvis Distillery has declined to comment.