GlenWyvis Distillery Hazel Allen, Finance Director John McKenzie, Founder and Managing Director Hazel: John, who owns this farm, had this idea that he would create the first community owned whiskey distillery in the UK, and indeed in the world. John: My vision for GlenWyvis was to regenerate the town of Dingwall and to bring whiskey distilling back after a 90- year absence. Hazel: As a start-up, we are particularly difficult. So, most start-ups will commence and they will have an expectation of trading at a profit within a relatively short of period time, two to three years. Whiskey doesn't do that. For whiskey, you have to make your product and then you have to put it in a cask or barrel and leave it for at least eight years before it turns into something that is significantly p

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