The Harris Journal: Staying Chilled And In Good Spirits – Scotch Whisky News
Hello from a quiet, wintry Harris, where the year begins slowly and the island feels well wrapped up against the cold rain and snow. Frost sits on the high hills, the light is low and clear, and the harbour mornings in Tarbert are all stillness and calm.
As the team eases back into work, we’re setting our sights on the months ahead and letting 2026 find its rhythm. The distillery remains closed to visitors throughout January, but the peat fire will be relit and our doors opened again to give you a warm welcome again next month.
In the meantime, our island spirits can be ordered online, or found a little closer to home via one of our local stockists. Any orders placed over the festive break will also be well on their way to you by now too. Wherever you’re reading this from, we hope you’re keeping safe and well as our Harris story carries on through the heart of winter. There’s lots of great things yet to come so let’s raise a glass to the year ahead!
Le gach deagh dhùrachd,
The Isle of Harris Distillery Team
For the second year running we were selected as a standout brand in the Golden Globes® Ultimate Gift Book, created exclusively for winners and presenters of the 83rd Golden Globes® awards.
So, we released a rare single cask of The Hearach Single Malt: an eight-year-old, first-fill bourbon cask hand-selected by Head Blender Shona MacLeod and bottled at cask strength, with just 221 bottles filled and presented with a bespoke gold-detailed label.
We’re also donating three of these bottles to Eilidh’s Trust, to be auctioned live at their Tartan & Tiaras Ball in Glasgow on 3 May 2026, helping support music education and opportunity for young people across Scotland.
