James Nelstrop was born into a farming family in Lincolnshire but left to explore farming and business opportunities around the world. He introduced direct drilling to Australia, carried out rural reconstruction work in Russia as CEO of the Nuffield Russia Trust, and introduced the first centre pivot in England in Norfolk. He later turned a worn-out vegetable farm in Lakenheath into the first whole Countryside Stewardships Scheme Farm for organic sheep and cattle, with a focus on encouraging the wild bird population.

When James turned 60, he decided to explore whisky production with his son Andrew. After extensive research in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, they submitted a planning application in October 2005 and received approval in January 2006. They were fortunate to have the help of Iain Henderson, a noted distiller from Laphroaig, who trained David Fitt, a brewer from Greene King, to take over as chief whisky maker in 2008.

Since the first distillations in 2006, thousands of casks have been filled, many of which are still maturing in the distillery's warehouses. The distillery produces both unpeated and peated whisky and conducts a rolling program of cask trials, resulting in some wonderful whiskies, as seen in their Small Batch releases. Ongoing maturation will continue to result in new releases over the coming years.

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