Yorkshire's first whisky distillery shortlisted for two regional awards

The team at Yorkshire's first Whisky Distillery are celebrating after reaching the final in two categories of a prestigious regional award.

Hunmanby based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has been shortlisted in both the Rural Tourist Attraction and the Diversification categories of theYorkshirePostRural Awards 2019.

Spirit of Yorkshire's co-founder and director, David Thompson is delighted with the news: "The countryside is at the heart of everything we do in making Yorkshire's first whisky, so we're both pleased and proud to have been shortlisted for these rural awards."

The awardscelebrate the breadth of talent, expertise, innovation and community spirit of Yorkshire people and businesses. The winners will be announced at a Black Tie dinner at the Pavilions in Harrogate on 10^thOctober.

Spirit of Yorkshire was launched in 2016 and is a collaboration between farmer and brewer, Tom Mellor from Wold Top Brewery and business partner, David Thompson. The distillery is a true field to bottle setup and boasts some of the most impressive distilling equipment in the country, includingtwo of the largest Forsyth pot stills operating in the UK outside of Scotland. It is the only distillery operating in the UK that grows all of its own barley for its whisky production.

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Photo:David Thompson and fellow co-founder and director, Tom Mellor Spirit of Yorkshire co founders David and Tom

For more information or to arrange an interview withDavid Thompson or Tom Mellor, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on

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Notes to editors

1. For more information about Spirit of Yorkshire, please visit https://www.spiritofyorkshire.com/
2. For more information about the Yorkshire Post Rural awards, please visit https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ruralawards/
3. The Distillery and Pot Still Coffee Shop are open 7 days a week; 9.30am-5pm, Monday-Saturday and 10am-3pm on a Sunday. Tours run daily all year round at the following times...Monday-Saturday; 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm. Sunday; 12pm and 2pm. Booking is advisable by calling 01723 891758.