Our farm. Our barley. Our stills. Our spirit. The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery is the home of Filey Bay Single Malt Whisky. From field to bottle with 100% homegrown barley, we like to say that our whisky isn’t just made in Yorkshire, it’s made of Yorkshire.

A distinctive character
Whether it’s our light and fruity ex-bourbon matured Filey Bay Flagship. Whether it’s a single cask bottle or a marriage. Whether it’s been ‘finished’ or matured full term in sherry, red wine or other cask types… each Filey Bay whisky has a distinct character and personality. That’s what makes every release so special.

Yorkshire’s Farm Whisky
Every grain of barley that makes the malt used for Filey Bay whisky comes from our family farm on the Yorkshire Wolds where we’ve been farming and growing barley since 1945 and brewing beer since 2003 (currently run by the 3rd and 4th generation of the Mellor family).
We’re one of very few distilleries around the world who can be sure of 100% homegrown barley in every single malt they make, and one of even fewer distilleries who farm regeneratively (no- and min-till) with soil health at the forefront. And all the water used for mashing, fermenting and distilling comes straight from the chalk aquifers underneath the farm, giving us total control of the process.

Respecting tradition whilst doing things our own way
Our ambition is to make world class single malt whisky here on the Yorkshire coast. Mentored by renowned whisky expert, the late Dr. Jim Swan, we take the best of tradition and apply new thinking to create something unique. Like using a four-plate copper rectifying column alongside our two pot stills for half of the year, giving us the flexibility of two spirit styles. Like being the first whisky distillery in an area famed for growing malting barley.

All because we love our land
We’re doing this because we love where we’re from. We want the farm, the fields, the beach, the people to prosper far into the future. And we’re only just beginning…