Bringing together new or emerging Scottish distilleries and Scottish academics, the Scottish Craft Distillers Association (SCDA) is hoping to emulate the success that the craft distilling industry has had over the past few years around the world, and promote the new products and processes that are being developed by its members.
The formation of the SCDA came about after members of Interface Food & Drink’s Craft Distillers Common Interest Group (CIG) felt they required a body to represent their collective needs, and as a result Interface Food & Drink (IFD), in association with Strathearn Distilleries and the International Centre for Brewing & Distilling, formed the Association.
The SCDA currently boasts more than 30 members, three of which are already producing spirits, and it’s hoped that each month a different member of the group will start producing. This will lead to a wider and more varied range of craft spirits – from whisky, gin and vodka to rum, calvados and liqueurs – being produced north of the border.
“Just as there has been a resurgence of interest in the craft brewing sector, there is now exponential growth in craft distilling,” said Helen Pratt, national coordinator at Interface Food & Drink. “Some of these distillers met while pursuing projects funded by Interface Food & Drink at Heriot Watt University, and after talking about their individual ventures, realised how much they could benefit by sharing knowledge, and created a Common Interest Group, which has subsequently led to the formation of the SCDA.”
Source: Scottish Craft Distillers Association
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