Isle of Harris Distillery ‘The Snow Goes, Now For High Winds And Wild Weather’ – Scotch Whisky News
The cold snows are gone but the winter weather continues as we battle the wild winds of Atlantic storm systems which continue to swing in.
Thankfully, we’re well-used to such high-on-the-Beaufort-scale blasts, and with ever-watchful eyes on the weather forecast we usually have our hatches well battened down by the time the pressure drops.
Despite all the meteorological mayhem, the team in Tarbert have been staying busy behind the scenes and we’re pleased to say the first bottles of The Hearach whisky in 2024 are being bottled as we speak.
Batch number 9 is now safely secured in glass and the new white and red seals are being applied as we say goodbye to the copper and grey stopper strips which marked out the First Release last year.
More information on forthcoming release dates coming very soon…
Order your bottle with us online here in the UK or find a local stockist across the country and beyond via our stockist map and partner pages…
Wherever you are, we hope you’re raising a glass of something good in great company!
Le gach deagh dhùrachd,
Mike Donald, Chief Storyteller
Last week brought more snow to Harris than many of the older residents here in Harris can remember.
While it was very pretty to see the landscape covered by deep veils of bright white, it made travelling the many long and winding roads around the island to work a slightly treacherous affair!
Here are some Scottish Gaelic words to try next time the temperatures tumble…
Sneachd : Snow
Sneachdadh : Snowing
Sneachdach / sneachdail : Snowy
Cith sneachda : Heavy snowfall
Sneachd àirde nan taighean : Snow as high as the houses
Click below to learn how to pronounce these wintery words and more…
Our whisky is made with little automation, and we prefer to rely on the ‘human touch’ throughout our whisky-making.
Our local distillers use their judgement and experience to decide the cut-points by nose and sight, they manually adjust the steam valves, and process decisions are made as a team at every step on a daily basis.
The difference this makes to the final dram may be hard to define but we feel the use of island hands will bring something extra to the spirit we finally bottle.
The emphasis on people throughout the production process also serves to create employment that would otherwise be lost in a more ‘push-button’ operation.
Right now the first batches of 2024 are being bottled, labelled and sealed by hand. More news on release dates and other details coming very soon…
