Tobermory Distillery resumes operations following drought

Tobermory Distillery is to resume production today after a drought on the Isle of Mull forced it to cease operations for weeks.

Tobermory will increase production to make up any shortfall caused by the drought

The Burn Stewart-owned distillery was forced to halt production of its single malt whiskies after the loch it draws water from dried up following a lack of rainfall.

After six weeks of drought, two inches of rain fell on Saturday followed by a second downpour on Tuesday, filling the Loch enough for Tobermory to resume production this morning.

Ian MacMillan, master blender and distilleries manager for Tobermory, said earlier this week that production would be increased to make up the shortfall.

The incident is the second time Tobermory Distillery has had to cease production, after the driest summer for 30 years last year.

Tobermory’s owner Burn Stewart Distillers was this week sold to South African drinks group Distell for £160m.