The distillery was founded in 2014 by Douglas Clement[1] and is owned by Wemyss malts [2] with a capacity to produce 200,000 litres of spirit per year.

[1] Douglas Clement, formerly a golf caddie, was inspired to open a distillery near to the famous golf courses in the St Andrews and Kingsbarns area after visiting golfers expressed frustration at the lack of a nearby distillery.

[4] In August 2018, Kingsbarns distillery unveiled its first single malt Scotch whisky.

[4] In November, the distillery launched "Balcomie" a single malt sherry cask whisky.

[5] In November 2022, the Wemyss company announce expansion plans of the distillery with the construction of twelve bonded warehouses for whisky maturation and a bottling plant.