8 Doors distillery

8 Doors Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in John O'Groats, Caithness. The distillery was founded in 2022. It is the most northerly Scotch whisky distillery on the Scottish mainland.

Type: Distillery
Description: whisky distillery in John O’Groats, Scotland
Also known as: “8 Doors Distillery”
Address: John o‘ Groats, Wick, KW1 4YR

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John O’Groats Mill and Duncansby Head Lighthouse.

John O’Groats Mill

Watermill

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John O’Groats Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2,700 feet west of 8 Doors distillery.

Duncansby Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of 8 Doors distillery.

MeyGen

Power station

MeyGen is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland. MeyGen is situated 2½ miles northwest of 8 Doors distillery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include John o’Groats and Huna.

John o’Groats

Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.

Huna

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area.