A conversation with Alex MacDonald, co-founder of Northpoint Distillery, located in Forss, outside Thurso. In this conversation we hear about how Alex, a former Tech Start-up mogul, paired with Struan, his PwC consultant, to pursue their dream, a Distillery in the North-West of Scotland, producing sustainable and award-winning spirits, including their long awaited Dalclaggie Scotch Whisky. In this conversation we learn more about how Alex and the team prepared for investment and sought funding, we learn about their ethos of ‘People, Place, Spirit’ and hear about some of the many opportunities that the team have pursued through Highland’s & Islands Enterprise, including the Food & Drink Tech Hub Business Support Service, the Young Business Capital Investment Grant, Impact 30 and the Graduate Programme.

Food & Drink Business Bytes is a Podcast brought to you by Highlands & Islands Enterprise as part of the business support service from the Food & Drink Tech Hub. The Food & Drink TechHUB support is acknowledged as a Northern Innovation Hub project and also funded by the City-Region Deal.

Produced, edited, and hosted by Kerry Hammond.

Find out more about the Northern Innovation Hub: Northern Innovation Hub | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | HIE

Find out more about Northpoint Distillery & subscribe to their mailing list here: HOME | NORTH POINT DISTILLERY

Connect with Alex on LinkedIn: Alex MacDonald | LinkedIn

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