The plan by the Ladybank Company of Distillers Club Ltd., established in 2002, hoped to restart distilling at Peterhead Farm in 2007. The project seems to have failed. The situation for investors and up to 400 club members who joined the club with a fee costing between 1850,- to 3250,- Pounds does not look good. Silence and no further action has been noted on the distillery site after the founder James Thompson received planning permission in 2003. Some work began in 2006 but no futher activity has be reported. Negative reports on the internet set up warnings!'

„The (Ladybank) Club intends, by focusing on very small production quantities, to create one of the world's greatest single malt whiskies. By reducing yields so that we can always improve quality, and by distributing our whisky only to members and special guests who visit the distillery, Ladybank will add a new dimension to the world of Scotch Malt Whisky production.' Quoted from the now seemingly closed website.

The local newspaper The Courier tried unsuccessfully to contact James Thompson about the futrure development of the distillery project, see

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/. Refer also to the discussion in Whisky Magazine 2009: http://www.whiskymag.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10832

„Disgruntled investors are now questioning the silence surrounding the private members’ club billed as the ultimate 19th hole near St Andrews. Members were persuaded to part with their cash by the promise of 300 bottles of whisky over 50 years, part ownership of the small, farm-scale distillery and the opportunity to be closely involved with production of the valuable malt. Up to 400 memberships costing £1850-3250 have reportedly been sold. Attempts by The Courier to contact Mr Thomson were unsuccessful. Mr Thomson received planning permission for the distillery in 2003, and work began on site in August 2006...However, two companies, Ladybank Distillery and Ladybank Company of Distillers Ltd—both incorporated in 2007—remain active...One founding member, Peter Catterall, who lives in Germany, invested £3400, including 10 shares for which he says he received no certificates...He said, “All appeared to be going well for about five years. “There were plenty of updates on the well-designed website and detailed plans of how things were progressing.” But when Mr Catterall tried contacting the company after buying shares in January 2008, he told The Courier Emails went un- answered and he was unable to get through by phone to the registered office in Edinburgh.“  see www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk

There is a Fotostream of Ladybank Distillers  of 2006 at http://www.flickr.com

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