Isle of Harris Distillery celebrates 10th anniversary
Isle of Harris Distillers has launched The Hearach Decade Edition, a limited lightly-peated single malt whisky to celebrate the distillery’s 10th anniversary.
Established in September 2015, Isle of Harris Distillery produces its namesake gin and launched its inaugural single malt, The Hearach, in September 2023. The distillery’s spirits are sold in 25 countries worldwide.
Ron MacEachran, executive chairman of Isle of Harris Distillers, said: “Our 10th birthday is a proud moment for everyone at the distillery. We are a small player in a very competitive, legacy industry, and it is a testament to the dedication of our team and the quality of our spirits that we have overcome many challenges and achieved so much in our first decade.
“When we think back to 2015, The Hearach was just a dream on the distant horizon, and we feel so lucky to be able to share our single malt and our gin with the world.”
Marking a new chapter in the island’s whisky history, The Hearach Decade Edition is the first product from the distillery to use peat hand-cut from the Isle of Harris.
In the Outer Hebrides, peat is available to crofters and local families at no cost, provided they have the necessary rights to use it. Many still come together each summer to cut their share from peat banks that are up to 4,000 years old and 20 feet thick.
For this limited edition of The Hearach, that same peat has been used to dry the malted barley, and is said to have resulted in a spirit with ‘a subtle, smoky character’, paired with notes of caramel and spices.
MacEachran continued: “Crafted, matured, married and bottled by hand from our team of local distillers, The Hearach has always been a whisky rooted in place.
“The Hearach Decade Edition takes this notion even further, infusing the flavour of the land itself into the spirit, bringing to life a dram that’s rooted in island culture and traditions with local peat that has never before been used for whisky. This launch celebrates 10 years of our island distillery, and sets the tone for an exciting decade to come.”
The whisky was distilled in November 2018 and matured in three first-fill oloroso Sherry butts and two first-fill ex-Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels.
Limited to 2,357 bottles that rest at 46% ABV, The Hearach Decade Edition will be available exclusively online and at the distillery shop in Tarbert from 12 September, released as part of the Hebridean Whisky Festival celebrations.
It has an RRP of £75 (US$101).
In April 2025, the Hebridean distillery announced job cuts and a reduction in production following “challenging headwinds” in the spirits industry.
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