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Says it began 2011Where Hunmanby, East YorkshireNames Tom, Dave, Dr. Jim Swan

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Filey Bay Flagship, photographed by Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery.

One day some time in 2011, best friends Tom and Dave were chatting over a pint: 'we've got barley on the farm, we've got our own water, and we already make great beer.' Whisky was the next logical step. After a lot of due diligence, planning, preparation, and with the help & guidance of the late, great Dr. Jim Swan, they ran the stills and filled the first casks in early summer 2016.

Quoted from spiritofyorkshire.com, in Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery's own words. We have not edited it and we do not vouch for it.

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