Half of the month has been and gone but the distillery team would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!

2023 was one for the Harris history books including launching our first single malt whisky, The Hearach, to an unbelievable response. But, after the peace and quiet of an island Christmas we’re now back to work with lots more great things to come over the next 12 months.

First and foremost, we want to bring you even closer to the work we do and help you feel part of our success as we set out with Two Spirits, One Purpose. We have more batches of The Hearach to share, including new expressions and editions as we begin to explore the influence of island elements on the spirit we make.

Our love of sound and ceremony will come to the fore too, with beautiful objects and aural ideas to help you enjoy our dram and connect with Harris more deeply with every pour. We’ll be spending more time with The Kelp Man, celebrating our maritime nature and enjoying the spirit of The Harris Cèilidh.

And, our storytelling will remain as rich as ever through more wonderful words, photos, film, and sound…all created by our team right here in Harris. Please note, our distillery doors remain closed to the public until Spring while all this is going on, but rest assured a warm welcome will await you once more.

Wishing you all a great start to your own endeavours as the new year gets underway!

Le gach deagh dhùrachd,

Mike Donald, Chief Storyteller

Our historic ‘First Release’ of eight batches of The Hearach single malt are sold out online but you can still find some bottles on the shelves of great spirit retailers across the world. Spring this year will bring more of our island spirt into the world as batch 9 onwards begin to arrive. As always, each batch will have subtle, natural variation and we’ll share the technical details of that particular bottling through our batch numbering system alongside an island story and local tasting notes.

We’ll also be exploring different expressions of our whisky and other special bottling as the months go on. More on all this soon, meantime be sure to open and enjoy the bottles you have, Isle of Harris whisky is made for drinking…