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Lindores Abbey Distillery

Of the many new distilleries that have popped up all over Scotland in recent years, this one – opened in 2017 – has a unique historical claim. It's a stunning modern building (made using local stone and timber) that stands beside the ruins of Lindores Abbey, the site of the earliest written reference to Scotch whisky, which dates from 1494.

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