The Hearach is the exciting first whisky produced at the Isle of Harris Distillery.Encapsulating the island, Harris describe the Hearach (meaning 'person from Harris' in Gaelic) as "Woven from People and Place"
It's put together by one of youngest distilling teams in Scotland with average age of 25 years. The distillery opened in 2015 with the help of the community on Harris, aiming to create and provide sustainable employment for generations to come through the disillation of delicious Gin and Whisky.The water for the Hearach is sourced from Abhainn Cnoc & Charrain. It is the softest of any Scottish distillery. The spirits is made from 100% Scottish Concerto Barley, peated to a very light 12-15ppm. It's disilled in the bespoke copper stills at Harris, and matured in a hand-picked array of oak casks by the shores of the Atlantic, near the west-coast village of Ardhasaig.