The Isle of Harris Distillery opened its doors in September 2015, after a seven-year commercial drive to secure funding and the future of the distillery project. The Isle of Harris is located in the Hebrides; an island off the North West coast of Scotland.
Its industry relies on tourism, and the founders of the Distillery wanted to create something that would add to the island’s economy, boasting and celebrating its natural resources. Isle of Harris is described as a ‘social distillery’, which ties it back to the community which helped to build it.
Harris has a population of just over 1,900, and everyone who works with or on this brand feels very much a part of it. That’s why guests are invited to see the distillery at work six days a week, visit the shop (which sells local produce, not just the distillery’s wares) and have a drink around the fire afterward with the people who make it all happen.