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A £5.5 million fundraise, which is being handled by Lazarus Consulting, has also been launched, and Sutherland says this will be used to restore the castle’s former powerhouse, adding two wings to accommodate production and storage, as well as fund costs including equipment.

The hope is to create six to eight jobs at the site, which has a planned annual capacity of 95,000 litres of pure alcohol (LPA) and a maximum capacity of 300,000 LPA.

It is set to produce gin for sale from 2019 and whisky from 2023, with renovation and construction on target to start later this year. “We’re really ready to go,” she states.

As for how the distillery idea came about, she and Costin met abroad but moved to ● Born: Glasgow, 1984 ● Education: University of Glasgow Medical school, MSC in tropical medicine at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ● First job: Junior doctor at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital ● Ambition while at school: To travel, study medicine or environmental sciences ● What car do you drive: her native Scotland so she could complete her doctor’s training. They kept coming up to the Highlands whenever they had spare time, planning to VW Toureg ● Favourite mode of transport: Zanzibari dhow ● Music: James Bay, Geordie Jack, Sigrid, The Frames ● Kindle or book: Book ● Reading material: I just finished Wild by Cheryl Strayed ● Can’t live without: My husband, my son, our dog and being outside ● What makes you angry: Injustice ● What inspires you: People making good craft products ● Favourite place: Golspie move up north eventually, and were looking for a project to tackle.

“The idea for the distillery came as part of that,” she says. “Everything’s