About Blackness Bay Distillery

Blackness Bay Distillery is a newly opened craft business in the oldest building in Blackness on Sea village. We are a family-run business committed to the culture, history, and traditions of the area. The distillery produces whisky and rum in traditional twin copper stills in the time-honoured way, using Scottish malted barley from Alloa to produce single malt, single cask batches of whisky each with its individual characteristics. Our rums are produced directly from raw sugar cane molasses. These are fermented and distilled, adding spices and botanicals to produce a range of rums including Flower of Scotland Pink Rum containing rose petals, heather buds, and thistle flowers; a Jacobite Dark Spiced “Outlandish” Rum; a white Blackness Bay Navy Rum; and Oak Aged Rum. After some hesitation by the authorities, the distillery has recently been granted the trademark “Mary Queen of Scotch” for its single malt Scotch whisky, which is currently maturing in oak barrels in our cellars. We specialise in unique quirky tours of our distillery culminating, if required, in a meal at our award-winning pub/restaurant, The Lobster Pot, already well-known for its seafood. Tours include the history of the locality, its Jacobite connections and association with Mary Queen of Scots. Visitors also learn about the history of craft distilling in Scotland and see how it is still conducted largely unchanged. Perfect for parties, locals, and visitors alike.